👉 Hypometropia, also known as short-sightedness, is a condition in which an individual's eyes are not properly positioned to focus light onto their retina. This means that they cannot see objects at close range due to a distortion in the shape of their vision. In other words, when an individual has short-term visual acuity (the ability to see for a few seconds) and long-term visual acuity (the ability to see for several hours), hypometropia leads to