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Eye Defects

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Eye Defects

Both myopia and hyperopia can be treated using glasses fitted with lenses that refract light rays to allow the image to form on the retina. Contact lenses and laser eye surgery can also correct these issues.

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Myopia (short-sightedness)

  • Myopia happens when rays of light focus in front of the retina.
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Hyperopia (long-sightedness)

  • Hyperopia happens when rays of light focus behind the retina.

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