Presbyopia: If you're over age 40 and are starting to notice blurry vision up close - when reading a text message, a restaurant menu, food label, or other small print, for example - chances are this is due to the onset of presbyopia, a normal age-related vision problem. With astigmatism, light rays fail to come to a single focus point on the retina to produce clear vision, regardless of how far away the viewed object is from your eyes.Īstigmatism, like near-sightedness and long-sightedness, can be corrected with glasses, contact lenses, or refractive surgery. A type of refractive error, astigmatism usually is caused by an irregularly shaped cornea. Like myopia, hyperopia can be corrected with glasses, contact lenses, or refractive eye surgery.Īstigmatism: Blurred vision at all distances often is a symptom of astigmatism. In cases of severe long-sightedness, even distant objects may appear blurred. Hyperopia: If you have hyperopia (long-sightedness), distant objects may remain clear but your eyes can't focus properly on close-up objects - or doing so causes unusual eye strain and fatigue. Glasses, contact lenses and refractive surgery such as LASIK and PRK are the most common ways to correct near-sightedness.

Myopia is the most common refractive error and causes objects in the distance to appear blurred. Myopia: Symptoms of myopia (short-sightedness) include squinting, eye strain, headaches and blurry vision in one or both eyes. To determine whether you have blurry vision and what is causing it, see an optician for a comprehensive eye exam.

Cloudy vision usually is a symptom of specific conditions such as cataracts.īlurry vision and cloudy vision both can be symptoms of a serious eye problem, especially if they occur suddenly. But blurry vision also can be a symptom of more serious problems, including a potentially sight-threatening eye disease or neurological disorder.īlurred vision can affect both eyes, but some people experience blurry vision in one eye only.Ĭloudy vision, in which objects are obscured and appear 'milky,' is very similar to blurry vision.

The primary causes of blurred vision are refractive errors - nearsightedness, long sightedness and astigmatism - and presbyopia. Blurry vision is the loss of sharpness of eyesight, making objects appear out of focus and hazy.

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