poor eyesight
Needing corrective lenses
Poor eyesight is vision that falls short of normal clarity or sharpness, requiring correction with glasses or contact lenses.
The phrase covers a range of conditions from mild nearsightedness to severe impairment: His poor eyesight kept him out of the military.
Someone with poor eyesight may struggle to read signs, recognize faces, or drive safely.
- blurryIndistinct, lacking definition
- blurred visionUnclear visual perception
- squintingNarrowing eyes to see
- glassesCorrective eyewear or tumblers
- reading glassesCorrective lenses for close-up
contacts · nearsighted · farsighted · strain · eye strain · fuzzy · optometrist · eye doctor · prescription · lens · myopia · astigmatism · eye exam · headache · reading · bifocals · hazy · dim
- Draft Evasiondraft dodging, conscientious objector, conscientious objection, deferment, desertion
- draft defermentsdraft deferment, deferment, draft exemption, military exemption, student deferment
- reading difficultiesdyslexia, alexia, reading disorder, reading difficulty, word blindness
- aging signswrinkles, fine lines, wrinkled skin, gray hair, frown lines
poor, poorly, poorer, poorest, poorness, poverty, impoverish, impoverished, impoverishment