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    This document summarizes common vision defects including short-sightedness, long-sightedness, and astigmatism. Short-sightedness causes distant objects to appear blurred as light focuses in front of the retina, and is corrected using concave lenses. Long-sightedness has the opposite effect, with near objects appearing blurred as light focuses behind the retina, corrected using convex lenses. Astigmatism results in some parts of an object appearing clearer than others due to irregularities in the lens or cornea, corrected using cylindrical lenses, contacts, or surgery.

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    This document summarizes common vision defects including short-sightedness, long-sightedness, and astigmatism. Short-sightedness causes distant objects to appear blurred as light focuses in front of the retina, and is corrected using concave lenses. Long-sightedness has the opposite effect, with near objects appearing blurred as light focuses behind the retina, corrected using convex lenses. Astigmatism results in some parts of an object appearing clearer than others due to irregularities in the lens or cornea, corrected using cylindrical lenses, contacts, or surgery.

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    Defects of Vision

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    This document summarizes common vision defects including short-sightedness, long-sightedness, and astigmatism. Short-sightedness causes distant objects to appear blurred as light focuses in front of the retina, and is corrected using concave lenses. Long-sightedness has the opposite effect, with near objects appearing blurred as light focuses behind the retina, corrected using convex lenses. Astigmatism results in some parts of an object appearing clearer than others due to irregularities in the lens or cornea, corrected using cylindrical lenses, contacts, or surgery.

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    DEFECTS OF VISION

    Short-sightedness and
    long-sightedness
    Normal sight

    Image is focused exactly on the retina


    Short- sightedness
    Symptoms:

    •Sees near objects clearly


    •Distant objects are blurred
    Short-sightedness
    Causes:

    •The lens is
    too thick.
    •The eye ball
    is too long
    Light from a distant object is focused in front of
    the retina.
    Image that falls on the retina is blurred
    How to correct short-sightedness?

    Wear glasses with concave lenses


    CORRECTION OF SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS
    Long-sightedness

    Symptoms:
    sees distant objects
    clearly
    near objects are blurred
    Long-sightedness
    Causes:
    •The lens is

    too thin
    •The eyeball

    is too short
    Long-sightedness

    Light is focused behind the retina


    How to correct long-sightedness

    Wear glasses with convex lens


    Comparison between short-sightedness
    and long-sightedness
    Astigmatism

    Either caused by irregular lens or cornea or


    both
    Astigmatism
    A person suffers from astigmatism sees
    some parts of an object more clearly
    than other parts
    Correction of astigmatism
    By wearing glasses with cylindrical lenses,
    wearing special contact lenses or surgery
    Devices to overcome limitation of sight

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