corrective lenses

Prescription eyewear devices

Corrective lenses are eyeglasses or contact lenses prescribed to compensate for vision problems like nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism.

The term appears most often in official contexts—driver's license restrictions, job requirements, or medical forms: Her license specifies corrective lenses required.

eyewear

glasses

Corrective eyewear or tumblers

bifocals · trifocals · progressives · contact lenses · monocle · pince-nez · rimless · goggles · designer frames · metal frames

conditions

myopia

Blurry distance vision

nearsightedness · farsightedness · amblyopia · strabismus · diplopia · refractive error · lazy eye

optometry

prescription

Medical dispensing authorization

eye exam · optometrist · ophthalmologist · fitting · axis · cylinder · sphere · prism

optics

focus

Concentrated attention point

magnification · refraction · light bending · curvature · thickness · index · aberration · distortion · peripheral vision · depth perception

Categories
Opposites
visual function

corrective lenses20/20 vision

Standard visual sharpness

naked eye · normal vision

purpose of eyewear

corrective lensesclear lenses

Transparent eyewear inserts

novelty glasses · safety glasses · sunglasses

optical effect

corrective lenseswindow glass

Transparent panel in frames

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G