history: I'm pretty near-sighted, I have to wear contacts everyday just to see!
knowledge: Near-sightedness, also known as short-sightedness and myopia, is a condition of the eye where light focuses in front of, instead of on, the retina.
response: Did you know near-sightedness is also called myopia?
history: I'm pretty near-sighted, I have to wear contacts everyday just to see!
Did you know near-sightedness is also called myopia?
I always get them confused, myopia means you can see things up close and far away things are blurry, right?
knowledge: This causes distant objects to be blurry while close objects appear normal.
response: Yes that is correct. Distant objects would appear blurry and objects close up appear normal.
history: I'm pretty near-sighted, I have to wear contacts everyday just to see!
Did you know near-sightedness is also called myopia?
I always get them confused, myopia means you can see things up close and far away things are blurry, right?
Yes that is correct. Distant objects would appear blurry and objects close up appear normal.
Ah, yes, I wasn't sure. I've always had myopia, it's awful.
knowledge: Other symptoms may include headaches and eye strain.
response: That's a bummer. Do you also get headaches and eye strain?
history: I'm pretty near-sighted, I have to wear contacts everyday just to see!
Did you know near-sightedness is also called myopia?
I always get them confused, myopia means you can see things up close and far away things are blurry, right?
Yes that is correct. Distant objects would appear blurry and objects close up appear normal.
Ah, yes, I wasn't sure. I've always had myopia, it's awful.
That's a bummer. Do you also get headaches and eye strain?
Sometimes. Anyway, there's short-sightedness and far sightedness, but are there any other vision defects I should know about?
knowledge: The most common types of refractive error are near-sightedness, far-sightedness, astigmatism, and presbyopia.
response: Astigmatism and presbyopia are also types of refractive error.