If a 60-year-old individual with presbyopia experiences blurred near vision, even with corrective lenses for distance, which adaptation strategy provides the clearest near focus?

💡 Explanation

Presbyopia involves reduced lens elasticity, so accommodation is limited. Because increasing the viewing distance reduces the angular demand for focusing on the retina, the image can be brought into focus. Therefore, increasing viewing distance works, rather than corneal hydration, pupil dilation, or ambient lighting changes, which do not address lens elasticity.

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