English vocabulary for going to the optician

Able to see things that are close in view but not far away

• farsighted = long-sighted

• nearsighted = short-sighted

When you can't see things really close up (=near), you are ...

• nearsighted (US) = short-sighted (UK)

• farsighted (US) = long-sighted (UK)

I am ________________.

• myopia

• nearsighted/short-sighted

• nearsightedness

I have ...

• a myopia

• myopia

• nearsighted

She used to wear glasses, but she had _______ surgery, and now she doesn't wear them anymore.

• laser

• lazer

• L.A.S.E.R

Myopia is the medical term for

• farsightedness

• nearsightedness

• eyeball

What do people wear to help them see?

• glass

• glasses

• sunglasses

You can wear __________ on your eyes to help you see better.

• contact lenses

• wet lenses

• touch lenses

I have ______________.

• a myopia

• a hyperopia

• an astigmatism

A professional who tests, diagnoses, treats, and manages vision problems is an

• optometrist

• optician

• ophtalmologist