When you come to Woodhams Eye Clinic for your annual eye exam, you will undergo a series of quick and painless eye tests. These are very informative because they give a full picture of your overall eye health, your visual acuity (how clearly you see),...
There is a better way to think about the issue of "how bad can astigmatism and/or myopia (shortsightedness) be?" The median (half being worse and half being better) degree of myopia in North America is about -3 Diopters. [This is based on contact lens sales.] High myopia is roughly...
It depends on how bad the hyperopia is and your particular vision needs. We see many Delta pilots at the clinic -almost all of them are hyperopic! But they rarely know it and almost never have even heard of hyperopia. Hyperopes have usually never worn glasses...
Sometimes, but obviously nobody should expect the best possible visual acuity in the "lazy eye." It depends on several things about a particular patient's situation. In this case, the person is essentially a one-eyed patient. It would not be surprising that (s)he would probably put off...
It depends on how bad the hyperopia is and your particular vision needs. We see many Delta pilots at the clinic -almost all of them are hyperopic! But they rarely know it and almost never have even heard of hyperopia. Hyperopes have usually never worn glasses...
