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'''Emmetropia''' is the state in which an eye is neither [[nearsighted]] nor [[farsighted]] | {{For|corrective lenses used to get someone to 20/20 vision|20/20 correction}} | ||
'''Emmetropia''' is the state in which an eye is neither [[nearsighted]] nor [[farsighted]]. An eye is said to be emmetropic. It occurs when the image of an object at infinity forms on the [[retina]], rather than in front of or behind it. | |||
Babies are born [[farsighted]], and become emmetropic over time after birth. | |||
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