In general, most people with mild or moderate nearsightedness can expect to have uncorrected vision of 20/40 or better (without glasses or contacts) after surgery.

Like exposure to lead paint, or even uncorrected vision and hearing problems, the asthma plague among Baltimore's poor children leaves them gasping to keep up academically.

In another similar case, twin sisters were denied jobs as pilots because they did not meet a United Airlines requirement for uncorrected vision.

It's not at all unusual for people to have uncorrected vision that's worse than 20/200.

In the Intacs clinical trials, when the lenses were removed, the patient's eyesight went back to its uncorrected vision in most cases.

The Navy, but not the Marines, requires normal color vision and 20/20 uncorrected vision in both eyes, though limited waivers are available.

If you need spectacles to meet the official eye sight standard, wear them, it is an offence to drive with uncorrected defective vision.

Somewhat longer time than LASIK to best uncorrected vision (best vision is vision attained using glasses or contacts).

But the ophthalmologist said, "You have to assume his uncorrected vision is 20-200 or less."

These newer methods may have an important role in limiting deterioration of vision, increasing unaided and uncorrected vision, and reducing the case for corneal transplantation.