{"id":88969,"date":"2021-03-09T05:26:26","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T05:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=88969"},"modified":"2021-12-09T04:37:36","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T04:37:36","slug":"focal-distance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/focal-distance\/","title":{"rendered":"Focal distance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The distance between the lens of the eye and the point behind the lens where light is focused.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>in ophthalmology, distance between the lens and the point behind the lens at which light from a distant point is focused. In a normal-sighted person the point of focus is on the retina, but distortions in the shape of the eyeball may cause myopia (nearsightedness) or hyperopia (farsightedness).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The distance between the lens and the point behind the lens at which light from a distant object is focused. 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