20/20 vision
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the ability to see normally without wearing glasses
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the change in shape of the lens of the eye when you look at something nearer or further away
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a condition in which someone’s eyes cannot focus correctly without the help of glasses
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the use of both eyes to see things in relation to each other, as humans and some animals do
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a medical condition affecting your eyes in which they become white and you gradually lose the ability to see
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a medical condition in which you cannot see clearly things that are far away. A less technical name for this is short-sightedness.
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a doctor who is an expert in illnesses of the eyes and who can perform operations on people’s eyes
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someone whose job is to test people’s sight and make and sell glasses. The shop that they work in is also called an optician or an optician’s.
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a medical condition in which a person’s eyes seem to be looking in different directions, caused by weak muscles
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the distance that you can see, depending on conditions such as the weather or the place that you are in
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the ability to see the difference between things that are similar or to recognize that someone has a particular skill
if you can see something with the naked eye, you can see it without using a telescope, microscope etc
the human eye alone, without special equipment such as a telescope
in stories and films, someone who has X-ray vision can see inside things using only their own eyes
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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