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eMedicine - Myopia and LASIK Surgery - Includes a review of refractive eye surgery prognosis, complications and pictures of corneal anatomy.
Kentucky Eye Institute - Comprehensive eye care center with a full range of services including treatment for glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, cataracts, and refractive errors. Sixteen locations.
Eye Care Source: Hyperopia or Farsightedness - Presents an introduction, causes, and treatment.
Hyperopia (Farsightedness) - Definition and treatment information, including treatment at the U-M Kellogg Eye Center.
Farsightedness and its Correction - Explanation of how farsightedness is corrected using lenses.
Eye Care Source: Myopia or Nearsightedness - Presents an introduction, causes, and treatments.
Prevent Myopia - An easy to understand description of how myopia (nearsightedness) can be prevented. Includes animation and narration. Suitable for adults or children.
Vision Future - About various refractive errors and techniques for their treatment. (Nice, France) [French and Italian language pages also available]
Myopia Manual - Provides impartial and thorough documentation of all the reasons and therapies for myopia, and recommendations.
Myopes.com - Online information on myopia and its correction.

Eyeglass prescription - An eyeglass prescription is a written order by an ophthalmologist or an optometrist to an optician for eyeglasses. It specifies the refractive power to which the eyeglasses are to be made in order to correct blurred vision due to refractive errors, including myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia.