monovision

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noun

A treatment for presbyopia in which one eye is treated to improve distance vision and the other eye is treated to improve close-up vision

“a monovision effect”

OriginEnglish vision ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-) →
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Meanings

nounmonovision (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA treatment for presbyopia in which one eye is treated to improve distance vision and the other eye is treated to improve close-up vision

    a monovision effect

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    Until recently, there wasn't much more one could do than to succumb to a pair of reading glasses, or try to correct the problem with either monovision contact lenses (one eye is corrected for distance, one for up close) or laser surgery .

    2009 January 1, Camille Sweeney, “To Squint or to See the Light”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Englishvision
  5. Englishmonovision

From mono- + vision.

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APA

monovision. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monovision

MLA

“monovision.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monovision. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monovision,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monovision.

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