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If you are myopic are you long -sighted or short -sighted?
If you are myopic, you are short-sighted. Myopia is a condition where near objects are seen clearly, but distant objects are blurry.
Are you long sighted if you are myopic?
A myopic person is a near sighted person
When people are myopic are they long sighted or short sighted?
They're short-sighted. Yes, the term "Myopia" means short sightedness. This means that light entering the eye is focused in front of the retina rather than on it. The opposite term is "Hyperopia" which means long sightedness. This means the light entering the eye is focused behind the retina rather than on it.
What is the definition of myopic?
Short-sighted; unable to see at a distance.
What are you if your myopic?
You are short sighted , unable to see distant objects
What is the synonym for myopic?
short, shortsighted, unforesightful, myopicimprovident (vs. provident)
What is a short sighted person called?
Myopic, or nearsighted. Myope, (Myopic is the condition not the person)
Is there a word that is the antonym of myopic?
far-sighted
Use the word myopic in a sentence?
a condition of the eye in which parallel raysare focused in front of the retina, objects being seen distinctly only when near to the eye; nearsightedness
What are eyeglasses used for?
They are used to correct issues with sight i.e. long sighted / short sighted
Are most glasses lenses biconcave or biconvex and which corrects short sighted vision?
Most lenses are actually a meniscus design. the front curve is the base curve and the back side is either more or less curved than the base curve. Since most people are myopic (near-sighted) their lenses are usually a simple concave design rather than biconcave. Biconcave lenses are generally reserved for extremely high myopic prescriptions.
What does a negative 5 mean in eyesight?
The person is moderately myopic (short sighted or near sighted). The person can see things that are closer clearly but things that are far will be out of focus. The eye is bulged and the image forms in front of the retina and a concave lens with -5 power will help in forming a clearer image on the retina.
