Vision and Refraction
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Vision and Refraction conditions
Amblyopia ("Lazy Eye")Amblyopia, or lazy eye, is decreased vision in one eye due to abnormal visual development, often caused by strabismus or unequal refractive errors in childhood.AstigmatismAstigmatism is a refractive error caused by an irregularly shaped cornea or lens, leading to blurred or distorted vision at all distances.HyperopiaHyperopia is a refractive error where distant objects are seen more clearly than near ones due to the eyeball being too short or the cornea having insufficient curvature.MyopiaMyopia is a refractive error where distant objects appear blurry due to the eye's elongated shape causing light to focus in front of the retina.PresbyopiaPresbyopia is an age-related condition where the eye's lens loses flexibility, causing difficulty focusing on close objects and resulting in blurred near vision.StrabismusStrabismus is a condition where the eyes are misaligned due to extraocular muscle imbalance, causing double vision or impaired depth perception.