老眼

老眼

Age-related farsightedness.

In this sentence, "老眼" (presbyopia) is used to describe a condition affecting older adults where near vision becomes blurry due to the aging of the eyes.

父は最近、老眼になったと言っています。

My father recently said he's developed presbyopia.

Here, "老眼鏡" combines "老眼" (presbyopia) with "鏡" (glasses), referring to reading glasses—a tool commonly used to address presbyopia.

老眼鏡を買いに行かなければならない。

I must go buy reading glasses.

The phrase "老眼のせいで" emphasizes the causative relationship, indicating presbyopia as the reason for difficulty in reading small characters.

老眼のせいで、小さい文字が読みにくいです。

Because of presbyopia, it's difficult to read small text.