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Uncommon card · Science
Farsightedness, an Uncommon card
Far-sightedness, also known as long-sightedness, hypermetropia, and hyperopia, is a condition of the eye where distant objects are seen clearly but near objects appear blurred.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 66
- DEF
- 69
- Power
- 135
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 46,000
Power 135 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Farsightedness quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Farsightedness card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Minor hypermetropia in young patients is usually corrected by their ______, without any defects in vision.
Answer
accommodation. Minor hypermetropia in young patients is usually corrected by their accommodation, without any defects in vision. From the Farsightedness article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg 77 · Kenneth Arrow 74 · Atomic battery 71 · Farsightedness 66 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- This blur is due to incoming light being focused behind, instead of on, the retina due to insufficient accommodation by the lens.
- Minor hypermetropia in young patients is usually corrected by their accommodation, without any defects in vision.
- But, due to this accommodative effort for distant vision, people may complain of eye strain during prolonged reading.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Farsightedness article was read about 46,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 66 and blocks with 69: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Farsightedness
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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- Die Meistersinger von NürnbergUncommon · Arts · ATK 77 DEF 58
- Gates of the Arctic National Park and PreserveUncommon · Nature · ATK 67 DEF 68
- Hale IrwinUncommon · Society · ATK 78 DEF 57
- Jolof EmpireUncommon · History · ATK 66 DEF 69
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Farsightedness (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Гуменюк И.С., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
