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LIST OF SERVICES & PROCEDURES
Myopia
Myopia or nearsightedness is a refractive error that causes poor distance vision. If your eye is too long, or your cornea has too much focusing power, images focus in front the retina. If you have myopia, light rays have past the correct focal point by the time they reach the retina. The retina then sends this "over-focused," blurry image to the brain. This condition affects over 25% of all people in the United States.
Hyperopia
Hyperopia or farsightedness is the opposite of myopia. Distant objects are clear and close up objects appear blurry. This condition is a result of a eye that is too short or a cornea that lacks the necessary refractive power to focus images on the retina. If you have hyperopia, images focus on a point beyond the retina. This unfocused image captured by the retina is then sent to the brain and processed as an unclear picture.
Astigmatism
Astigmatism is a condition which blurs and distorts both distant and near objects. A normal cornea is round with even curves from side to side and top to bottom.
If you have astigmatism, your cornea is shaped more like the back of a spoon, curved more in one direction than in another. Light rays have more than one focal point and focus on different areas of the retina.
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