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*-Re-* asked in HealthOptical · 5 years ago

What is the difference between people who wear eye glasses to help with sight ?

I know some people struggle to read small text up close, others like me can read small text fine, but struggle with things far away by example the tv and score of the sport game despite viewing on hd. What is the difference in glasses , different names for each vision problem etc..

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  • Anonymous
    5 years ago
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    If you can't see things as you described it is commonly referred to as"near sighted". If you can't see up close but from a distance it is called "far sighted and if you can see well from all distances it is call an "astigmatism."

  • ?
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    People who can't see up close are far sighted. Those who can't see far away are near sighted.

  • Biff
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    you're either near-sighted or far-sighted - look up the terms - lenses are curved differently for each type of vision

  • Mircat
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    Near sighted, far sighted, and astigmatism.

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  • bamaalice
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    Needing glasses to see things close up is called hyperopia, or far-sightedness. Needing glasses to see things far away is called hyperopia, or near-sightedness.

  • Al
    5 years ago

    far sighted and near sighted, go vegan!

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