Restorative careQuestion 649 of 1700
How does the eye change around age 40?
- Distance vision starts to fade first
- Close-up objects get harder to see
- Color vision fades before anything else
- Night vision gets better with age
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Correct answer: Close-up objects get harder to see
Around age 40, seeing close up and reading get harder. Distance vision stays clear.
Source: Nursing Assistant (Reuter), 9.7: Assisting With Sensory Deficits
Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026