Overview Of All The Human Eye Defects

Myopia (Nearsightedness)

Description: Near objects appear clear, distant objects are blurry.

Cause: Eyeball is too long or cornea too curved.

Correction: Concave lenses.

Hypermetropia (Farsightedness)

Description: Distant objects appear clear, near objects are blurry.

Cause: Eyeball is too short or lens too flat.

Correction: Convex lenses.

Astigmatism

Description: Blurred or distorted vision at all distances.

Cause: Irregular curvature of the cornea or lens.

Correction: Cylindrical lenses.

Presbyopia

Description: Age-related difficulty focusing on close objects.

Cause: Loss of lens flexibility with age.

Correction: Bifocal or progressive lenses.