vision problems

Cards (7)

  • visual activity
    sharpness of vision or the ability to discriminate usual details which can be measured through a Snellen chart
  • nearsightedness or myopia
    a condition where a person is capable of seeing nearby objects with greater activity than distant objects
  • farsightedness or hyperopia
    a condition where a person can see distant objects with greater activity than nearby objects
  • presbyopia
    a condition characterized by brittleness of the lens which usually begins at about the age of 38 to 46
  • strabismus
    or crossed eye in which both eyes cannot focus on the same point at the same time
  • astigmatism
    a visual disorder caused by abnormal curvature of the lens so that images are indistinct or distorted
  • color blindness
    a condition in which person’s suffering from this are monochromats and sensitive to light to dark only