>Short-sight (myopia) is where you CAN read things close up but can't see, say, people in the same room very well.
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>Far- (or as we say, long-) sightedness (hypermatropis) is where you can see most stuff OK but need glasses for reading.
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>You've got, by the sounds of it, old-sight (presbyopia) where the iris can't faqccommodate so well anymore, giving symptoms of both.
Then I'm just farsighted. I can see fine from 0.6m (at good light) or 1m (less light) to the horizon.