Corrective eyeglasses, also know as prescription glasses are eyeglasses that are prescribed by eye care practitioners to correct sight problems.

The most common of corrective eyeglasses are intended to treat myopia or nearsightedness, hyperopia or farsightedness, presbyopia, and astigmatism.

Sunglasses can also have a corrective factor built into the lenses, to give it a corrective function on top of its sun protection function.

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