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    • Vision Correction
      • Vision Self-Test
      • Contacts, Glasses or Laser
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      • Refractive Error - Most Common Eye Problem
      • Abe's Story
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    Vision Correction

    If you are among the 25 percent of American youth whose vision needs correction, you have many options. These are covered in this section, including:

    • Vision Self-Test

    • Contacts, Glasses or Laser?

    • Contact Lens How-To

    • Refractive Error: The Most Common Eye Problem

    • Abe's Vision Correction Story

    Last Reviewed November 2012

    By Madison Brown-Moffitt and
    Abraham Wilson, college writers

    Reviewed by PAMF Department of Optometry

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