myopia Tag

Many people think that 20/20 means "perfect vision." But "20/20" really just means "normal distance vision." The number ratio we are all familiar with such as "20/20" or "20/40" or even "20/400" are measures of distance visual acuity, or sharpness. They do not give any idea of what...

Floaters are the little specks, flecks of "lint," or semi-transparent veils that float across one's line of vision. They typically "slosh" around when moving your gaze from side to side or up and down, but always return to the same approximate position within your field of vision a...