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Poor vision
Decreased visual acuity is a loss of visual clarity. It can be a normal part of aging, be nearsightedness or farsightedness, or be due to changes in the eye due to disease.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
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Can poor vision increas with time?
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What constitutes having poor vision?
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What is the definition or description of: Poor vision?
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Can there be a link between being Asian and having poor vision ?
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What did people with poor vision do to correct it 500 years back?
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Could nystagmus be from poor vision ?
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Can having poor vision cause severe dizziness?
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Do people with complete achromatopsia have poor vision?
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Poor vision while driving at night. Getting worse as I age?
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Can you eat carrots to improove your vision if you have poor vision?
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A 17-year old female asked:
What are the ways to correct poor vision besides eating carrots? Short sighted.
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What if you can't see the 20/50 line in a snellen chart? Does it mean you have poor vision?
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Do pinhole glasses help for poor vision?
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Poor vision after IV infusion of contrast dye?
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A 31-year old asked:
I have really poor vision, are there some prescriptions or contacts?
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A 40-year old asked:
How to improve very poor vision? Any new treatments that are ready for mainstream use?
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What happens to people with extremely poor vision, say in the future? Any good implants?
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A 43-year old asked:
If eyeglasses did not exist in ancient history, how did people with poor vision see at all?
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What kinds of eye surgeries help for poor vision?
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How to improve very poor vision from macular degeneration?
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Why do a vast majority of asians have poor vision and need glasses? Genetic, or not?
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Why do albino people have such poor vision in the eyes?
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A 45-year old asked:
Is my retinal surgeon to blame for my poor vision?
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What causes someone to have body shakes, migraines, vomit, poor vision?
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A 39-year old asked:
Is astigmatism a combination of both poor vision and myopia?
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If doctors were to stop prescribing sunglasses, would poor vision and cataracts increase?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I have always had poor vision, and have worn glasses. Lately, my eyes have been taking longer to adjust, and i can't focus them. What can cause this?
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A 44-year old asked:
Could my retinal surgeon be to blame for my poor vision post surgery?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I have trouble seeing while driving at night and when it rains. I have an astigmatism in both eyes. What can I do to help with my poor vision driving?
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A 43-year old asked:
What to do if I have really poor vision in one eye s.t. I cannot finger count correctly at a distance of more than 1-2 feet.?
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