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Noun
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Millions more are expected to experience worsening vision due to myopia (nearsightedness) or hyperopia (farsightedness), conditions that can be fixed with glasses, contacts or surgery.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025 -
Untreated hyperopia can lead to the development of a lazy eye (amblyopia) or additional vision loss.—
Kelly Burch,
Verywell Health,
11 July 2024
Noun
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Many people with astigmatism have nearsightedness (myopia) or farsightedness (hyperopia).1 LASIK, a laser eye surgery that corrects common vision problems by reshaping the cornea, may help treat people with mild to moderate astigmatism.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
30 May 2025
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Treatment Differences The treatments for nearsightedness and farsightedness are similar.—
Kelly Burch Published,
Verywell Health,
6 May 2025
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In addition to glucose, the companies have been working on a smart accommodating contact lens for presbyopia (the loss of near-focusing ability) and a smart intraocular lens for improving sight following cataract surgery.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
29 Nov. 2018
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When Readers Aren’t Enough Not all eye symptoms people experience in their 40s can be attributed to presbyopia.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
20 Sep. 2024
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Overall, each extra hour of daily screen time was associated with a 21 percent higher risk of developing myopia, or nearsightedness, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Outdoor time also helps even if kids have parents who have myopia.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
13 May 2024
Noun
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There are several treatment options for astigmatism.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
30 May 2025
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The laser can also correct astigmatism (an abnormal curvature at the front surface of the lens that causes blurry vision).—
Ann Pietrangelo,
Verywell Health,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Many people with astigmatism have nearsightedness (myopia) or farsightedness (hyperopia).1 LASIK, a laser eye surgery that corrects common vision problems by reshaping the cornea, may help treat people with mild to moderate astigmatism.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
30 May 2025
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The risk of nearsightedness increases with every extra hour of screen time.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Barrel Cards The barrel card exercise can help improve symptoms of strabismus (crossed eyes).—
Laura Schober,
Health,
12 Feb. 2025
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One of his conditions, strabismus,has also been reported by researchers to be behind the genius of Leonardo da Vinci, allowing the painter to perceive the world differently and facilitating his accurate depiction of three-dimensional objects on flat surfaces.—
Maya Davis,
CNN,
4 Aug. 2024
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“Hypermetropia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypermetropia. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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