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2018-01-09 14:30:20
For a short sighted person how much power of lenses should preferred. Is it in + or -
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Hello For a short sighted person, you will need minus powered glasses Power of glasses depends on your vision which is checked by snellen chart

Answered2018-01-10 02:45:57

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