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The cause of Presbyopia is

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Cloudy lens

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Accident

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elongated eyeball

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Weak ciliary muscles and inflexible eye lens

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Solution

The correct option is D
Weak ciliary muscles and inflexible eye lens

Presbyopia is a diseases caused due to weak ciliary muscles and inflexible eye lens in old age.

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