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Translations far-sightedness [ˈfɑːˈsaɪtɪdnɪs] N 1. (US) (Med) → hipermetropía f, presbicia f 2. (fig) → clarividencia f, visión f de futuro How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| When your arms get too short for that to work, there's no denying it: You've got presbyopia, more commonly known as far-sightedness. Vision researchers working with bespectacled chickens find the birds' eyeballs can shrink or grow as needed to compensate for eyeglass-induced near- or far-sightedness. Lasik Vision centres offer vision correction procedures, including PRK (Photo-Refractive Keratectomy) and LASIK (Laser-in-Situ-Keratomileusis), to correct near- and far-sightedness and astigmatism with advanced excimer lasers and state-of-the-art topography and microkeratome equipment. |
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