A young child of ten normally has the ability to focus on objects as close as three inches from his or her face. By age 12, this near point of accommodation, as it is called, lengthens to four inches. As we enter middle age (about age 40), objects can be brought no closer than six to ten inches from the face and still be in focus. By age 60, reading material would have to be held about 39 inches from the face to be seen properly. Since our arms are scarcely long enough, most of us invest in a pair of reading glasses in order to be able to read. The age-related condition that makes this necessary is called presbyopia. It involves a hardening of the eyes' lenses that makes it more difficult for them to change shape in order to focus on near objects.

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The High School Athletics Department will be conducting its biannual car wash this Sunday in the school parking lot. The proceeds will be used to purchase uniforms and equipment for all teams in the department.