Medical Term For Poor Distance Vision

Myopia (Nearsightedness): Causes, Symptoms

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Myopia, also known as nearsightedness, is a very common vision disorder that is usually diagnosed before age 20. Myopia affects your distance vision. You can see objects that are near well, but have trouble viewing objects that are far, such as grocery store aisle …

Nearsightedness - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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Short-Sightedness (Myopia) | Causes and Treatment

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The medical name for short-sightedness is myopia. Eyesight problems, such as myopia, are also known as refractive errors. S hort-sightedness leads to blurred …

Vision Problems: Symptoms of Common Types of Vision …

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What Are the Symptoms of Common Vision Problems? Nearsightedness: Blurry vision that gets worse when you look at distant objects. Your doctor will call it myopia. You may …

Types of Vision Problems - New York State Department …

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Blurred vision (refractive errors) Nearsightedness (called myopia) is when …

Depth Perception: What It Is and How to Treat Issues

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Also known colloquially as “lazy eye,” amblyopia can cause vision loss in the weaker eye that can reduce your depth perception and maybe even your vision. It’s …

Blindness and vision impairment - World Health …

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Distance vision impairment: Mild –visual acuity worse than 6/12 to 6/18 Moderate –visual acuity worse than 6/18 to 6/60 Severe –visual acuity worse than 6/60 to …

Low Vision and Legal Blindness Terms …

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Low vision is a condition caused by eye disease, in which visual acuity is 20/70 or poorer in the better-seeing eye and cannot be corrected or improved with regular eyeglasses. (Scheiman, Scheiman, and …

Glossary of Eye Terms | Department of …

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There are three possible color vision deficits: red (protan), green (deutan), and blue (tritan). The suffixes –omaly and –opia indicate partial and complete color vision deficits, respectively. Therefore, a …

Glossary of Vision Loss Terms - Freedom Scientific

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The medical term for farsightedness is hyperopia. Keratoconus - An eye disorder that leads to degeneration of vision and various degrees of vision loss, ranging from blurred, …