A man, 35 yrs of age complains of poor near vision Distant vision is normal. Retinoscopy at 1 meter shows + 2 D spherical lens. He has:
Correct Answer: Hypermetropia
Description: A i.e. Hypermetropia * In hypermetropia, eyeball and cornea are small, anterior chamber is shallow fundus examination reveals pseudopapillitis & shot silk appearance. Degenerative retinoschisis is more common in hypermetropes. * In Myopia (i.e. poor distant vision Q) eyeball & cornea are large (patient squeezes eye to see distant things clearly Q) anterior chamber is deep. Fundus examination reveals myopic crescents, Foster fuch's spot and peripheral retinal (lattice & snail track) degenerationQ
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