lorgnette - BASKERVILLE pince-nez - DIDOT monocle - COPPERPLATE GOTHIC VERSION 2 - Vision Problems & Typography Background: Myopia ("nearsightedness" "shortsightedness") is a refractive defect of the eye in which collimated light produces image focus in front of the retina when accommodation is relaxed. Hyperopia , also known as farsightedness , longsightedness or