When nearsighted (myopia) you do not see
well in long distances. The eye is too long in proportion to the
eye's refractive ability. The picture of a remote subject is front
of the retina. But with a concave lens you move the sharp picture
backwards to the retina.
when long-sighted (heperopia)
you cannot see well in a close range. The eye is too short in proportion
to the eye's refractive ability. The picture of a remote subject
is front of the retina. But with a convex lens you move the sharp
picture forward to the retina.
Astigmatism can exist independently if you
are nearsighted or long-sighted. The cornea is when not symmetrically,
which makes the light refracting asymmetrically. Therefor a sharp
picture is not created on the retina. Regular astigmatism can be
corrected by a cylinder lens.
By presbyopia you cannot see sharply in the close range. In old age
the eye's ability to accommodate decrease. Presbyopia usually starts
in the 40's. Reading glasses helps against presbyopia.
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