Visual acuity basically means the clarity of your vision.  I'm not doing so well with that and had to get glasses recently.  Do you have to wear corrective lenses?
Yes, I've worn glasses since I was five.
My dr told me that a common cause is refractive error or ametropia - basically errors in how the light is refracted in the eyeball.
Interesting. Are those causes something you're born with or can you get them later in life?
The underlying causes of most of the issues are a combination of genetic and environmental factors (focusing on close objects a lot, greater time indoors, etc.)
Wow, I didn't know being indoors a lot could affect eyesight.
the shape of the eyeball or the cornea, and reduced flexibility of the lens. Too high or too low refractive error (in relation to the length of the eyeball) is the cause of nearsightedness (myopia) or farsightedness (hyperopia) (normal refractive status is referred to as emmetropia). Other optical causes are astigmatism or more complex corneal irregularities. These anomalies can mostly be corrected by optical means (such as eyeglasses, contact lenses, laser surgery, etc.).
Neural factors that limit acuity are located
Visual acuity
Visual acuity (VA) commonly refers to the clarity of vision. Visual acuity is dependent on optical and neural factors, i.e., (i) the sharpness of the retinal focus within the eye, (ii) the health and functioning of the retina, and (iii) the sensitivity of the interpretative faculty of the brain.
A common cause of low visual acuity is refractive error (ametropia), or errors in how the light is refracted in the eyeball. Causes of refractive errors include aberrations in