Forty-Seven-Year-Old Dixie Is Able to Read Better When She Holds

question 51

Multiple Choice

Forty-seven-year-old Dixie is able to read better when she holds the book further from her face. The recent decline in her visual acuity is common among individuals her age and is known as

• A) glaucoma.
• B) macular degeneration.
• C) dark adaptation.
• D) presbyopia.

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