視力矯正(しりょくきょうせい)

A medical/technical term for correcting vision. Composed of 視力(しりょく) (eyesight, visual acuity) + 矯正(きょうせい) (correction, rectification).

Common collocations

• 視力矯正(しりょくきょうせい)手術(しゅじゅつ): vision correction surgery (e.g. LASIK)
• 視力矯正(しりょくきょうせい)器具(きぐ): vision correction device
• 視力矯正(しりょくきょうせい)用(よう)レンズ: vision correction lenses
• 視力矯正(しりょくきょうせい)が必要(ひつよう): vision correction is needed

Related words

• 近視(きんし): nearsightedness; myopia
• 遠視(えんし): farsightedness; hyperopia
• 乱視(らんし): astigmatism
• 老眼(ろうがん): age-related farsightedness; presbyopia
• 眼鏡(めがね): glasses
• コンタクトレンズ: contact lenses
• レーシック: LASIK (eye surgery)

Usage

視力矯正(しりょくきょうせい) is a relatively formal term used in medical and commercial contexts. In everyday conversation, people more often say 眼鏡(めがね)をかけている ("I wear glasses") or 目(め)が悪(わる)い ("my eyes are bad") rather than referring to "vision correction" directly.