Minus on eye report indicates which refractive status?

• A. Farsighted
• B. Color blindness
• C. Astigmatism
• D. Nearsighted

Answer: (D)

Minus prescriptions indicate the eye needs diverging lenses to correct vision. This points to nearsightedness, or myopia, where light focuses in front of the retina, making distant objects appear blurry. A minus lens spreads light out so the focal point moves back onto the retina, sharpening distance vision. If the sign were a plus, it would signal farsightedness, where close objects are blurry because the eye struggles to converge light for near focus. Color blindness isn’t related to refractive power, and astigmatism involves irregular curvature usually described with cylinder and axis values rather than a simple minus sign.