Near-sightedness

  • 41cor|rect´ing|ly — cor|rect «kuh REHKT», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. free from mistakes or faults; true; right: »He gave the correct answer. 2. agreeing with a good standard of taste; proper: »correct manners, correct dress. 3. conforming to an accepted standard,… …

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  • 42cor|rect´i|ble — cor|rect «kuh REHKT», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. free from mistakes or faults; true; right: »He gave the correct answer. 2. agreeing with a good standard of taste; proper: »correct manners, correct dress. 3. conforming to an accepted standard,… …

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  • 43cor|rect´a|ble — cor|rect «kuh REHKT», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. free from mistakes or faults; true; right: »He gave the correct answer. 2. agreeing with a good standard of taste; proper: »correct manners, correct dress. 3. conforming to an accepted standard,… …

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  • 44cor|rect — «kuh REHKT», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. free from mistakes or faults; true; right: »He gave the correct answer. 2. agreeing with a good standard of taste; proper: »correct manners, correct dress. 3. conforming to an accepted standard, especially… …

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  • 45empty field myopia — empty field myopia, a temporary near sightedness experienced by pilots flying at high altitudes, caused by absence of any well defined distant object upon which the eye can focus …

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  • 46Contact lens — Contacts redirects here. For the software application, see Address book. A pair of contact lenses, positioned with the concave side facing upward …

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  • 47short-sighted — also shortsighted 1) ADJ GRADED If you are short sighted, you cannot see things properly when they are far away, because there is something wrong with your eyes. [mainly BRIT] Testing showed her to be very short sighted. Syn: myopic Derived words …

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  • 48LASIK — or Lasik ( laser assisted in situ keratomileusis ) is a type of refractive laser eye surgery performed by ophthalmologists for correcting myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. [ [http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSS/9339/32123.html LASIK. ]… …

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  • 49Raymond Kurzweil — Infobox Person name = Raymond Kurzweil image size = 250px caption = Raymond Kurzweil birth date = Birth date and age|1948|2|12|mf=y birth place = Queens, New York, United States death date = death place = height = 5 7 weight = 145 lbs occupation …

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  • 50eye, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction  specialized sense organ capable of receiving visual images, which are then carried to the brain. Anatomy of the visual apparatus Structures auxiliary to the eye The orbit       The eye is protected from mechanical injury… …

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