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optometry
Measurement of the acuity of vision and the degree of lens correction required to restore "normal vision" in subjects with refractive errors (myopia; hyperopia; astigmatism). Its principal instrument is a chart of letters which subtend specific angles to the eye at a given distance; temporary lenses being used to correct each eye.
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