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Hyperopia: What is farsightedness?
A guide to the causes, symptoms and treatment of hyperopia (farsightedness) including eyeglasses, contact lenses and LASIK.
Myopia (nearsightedness): causes, treatment
Guide to myopia (nearsightedness) causes, symptoms and treatment including eyeglasses, contact lenses and LASIK. Plus, information about myopia control.
Presbyopia: What causes it and how to treat it
Learn about presbyopia causes, symptoms and treatments, including options for contact lenses, eyeglasses or vision surgery.
Myopia causes: Is your child at risk?
What causes myopia - and what you can do to reduce your child's risk of becoming nearsighted.
All Refractive Errors Articles
Double Vision (Diplopia)
What causes double vision (diplopia) and what to do if you experience diplopia.
Refractive errors and refraction: How the eye sees
Dr. Gary Heiting explains how refractive errors affect your vision and discusses symptoms, detection and treatment of refraction problems.
Visual acuity: Is “20/20” perfect vision?
All about visual acuity and if it's possible to have better than 20/20 vision.
Contrast sensitivity testing
Dr. Gary Heiting describes how a contrast sensitivity test can detect vision problems that might not show up on a conventional eye chart.
Combining presbyopia options
Dr. Gary Heiting explains combination strategies for presbyopia, such as LASIK with wavefront eyeglasses, and what to consider.
3 Astigmatism types and how to correct them
Astigmatism is a refractive error, and symptoms include blurred vision, headaches and squinting. Astigmatism can be corrected with eyeglasses, contact lenses or surgery.
What is myopia control?
Learn about proven methods to slow the progression of myopia in nearsighted children.
Presbyopia: What causes it and how to treat it
Learn about presbyopia causes, symptoms and treatments, including options for contact lenses, eyeglasses or vision surgery.
What are the causes of short-sightedness (nearsightendness)?
Recognise the contributing factors behind myopia and what causes short-sightedness in children. Understand the causes of this common refractive error.
Can myopia be cured?
Do eye exercises and 'improve your eyesight' naturally programs really work? If not, is there any cure for myopia?
Can myopia lead to blindness?
Degenerative myopia (also called pathological myopia) can cause blindness. Learn how to prevent it.
Is myopia a disability?
Myopia (nearsightedness) is a refractive error, not a disability. Here's what that means.
Is myopia a disease?
Myopia (nearsightedness) is a refractive error, not a disease. Here's what that means.
Is nearsightedness common?
How many people are nearsighted...and how many will be in the future.
Is nearsightedness reversible?
You might not be able to reverse nearsightedness, but you can slow down its progression to some extent. Learn more.
What type of lens is used to correct nearsightedness?
Learn how to identify lenses that correct myopia (nearsightedness).
What is progressive myopia?
Learn the difference between normal nearsightedness and potentially dangerous progressive myopia.
What's the difference between nearsightedness and farsightedness?
How to distinguish nearsightedness (myopia) from farsightedness (hyperopia).
Can a person be nearsighted in one eye and farsighted in the other?
Learn about this rare condition called anisometropia (or, more accurately, antimetropia) — and what can be done about it.
What are treatment options for myopia correction?
Current methods to correct myopia (nearsightedness) explained.
What does "short sighted" mean?
A brief definition of nearsighted from AllAboutVision.com.