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Your Eyes Your Eyes: Refractive Errors Astigmatism: A condition in which images at all distances may be blurred or distorted. High degrees cause distorted or blurred vision and slight degrees may cause headaches, fatigue, poor schoolwork, squinting, eye irritation and discomfort. Astigmatism is usually a result of the front surface of the eye (the cornea) being less round than it should be. Nearsightedness (myopia): A condition in which near objects are seen more clearly than objects far away. Squinting is a common sign of nearsightedness as is difficulty distinguishing details on far-away objects like chalk boards and road signs. Farsightedness (hyperopia): A condition in which you are able to see more clearly at far than at near. Common symptoms include difficulty in concentrating and maintaining a clear focus on near objects; eye or general tension, fatigue and/or headaches after close work and aching, watering or burning eyes. Crossed Eyes (strabismus): Occurs when your two eyes are not properly aligned with each other. In some cases, one eye looks directly forward while the other is either turned away from the nose (wall-eyed or exotropia), toward the nose (cross-eyed or esotropia), or higher or lower (vertical misalignment). Signs of crossed-eyes usually appear between birth and the age of 2. Lazy Eye (amblyopia): If you have an unexplained loss or lack of development of vision in one eye, the condition is called lazy eye. Unexplained means that though no disease is present and proper corrective lenses are prescribed, the clearness of vision of one eye is still below normal. Strabismus and/or a difference in refraction between the right and left eyes is usually the cause of amblyopia. Signs of lazy eye may not be apparent in children. The good eye may see well and mask visual symptoms.
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