What distinguishes accommodation in a young, healthy eye from an aging eye focusing on a near object?

💡 Explanation

Accommodation declines with age because the lens loses elasticity and the ciliary muscles weaken, thereby limiting the change in lens curvature. Therefore, curvature changes are limited in older eyes, rather than pupil constriction which is mainly light-dependent.

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