Bad Eyesight Medical Term

Low Vision: Causes, Treatment, & Prevention

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Low Vision Low vision is vision loss that can't be corrected with glasses, contacts or surgery. It isn't blindness as limited sight remains. Low vision can include blind spots, poor night vision and blurry sight. The most common causes are age-related macular …

Nearsightedness - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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Amblyopia (Lazy Eye) | National Eye …

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Amblyopia (also called lazy eye) i s a type of poor vision that usually happens in just 1 eye but less commonly in both eyes. It develops when there’s a …

Lazy eye (amblyopia) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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Lazy eye (amblyopia) is reduced vision in one eye caused by abnormal visual development early in life. The weaker — or lazy — eye often wanders inward or …

Bad Vision: What Causes Bad Eyesight? - All About Vision

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Bad eyesight, or blurred vision, is most commonly caused by a refractive error like nearsightedness ( myopia ), farsightedness ( hyperopia) or astigmatism. …

Glossary of Eye Terms | Department of …

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Glossary of Eye Terms Aberration Distortions, related to astigmatism , that cause the inability of light rays entering the eye to converge (come together) to a single focus point on …

Eye Diseases: Symptoms & Causes of 19 Common Eye Problems - WebMD

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Eyestrain can do it, and so can a late night, a lack of sleep, or allergies. If an injury is the cause, get it checked by your doctor. Red eyes could be a symptom of another eye …

Types of Vision Problems - New York State …

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Most Common Childhood Vision Problems Blurred vision (refractive errors) Crossed Eyes (strabismus) Lazy Eye (amblyopia) Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) Age-Related …

Low Vision and Legal Blindness Terms and …

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A visual acuity measurement of 20/70 means that a person with 20/70 vision who is 20 feet from an eye chart sees what a person with unimpaired (or 20/20) vision can see from …

Is My Eye Prescription Bad? (What is Legal …

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A positive number (indicated by a ‘+’ sign) refers to farsightedness or hyperopia. A negative number (indicated by a ‘-’ sign) refers to nearsightedness or …