This document discusses spectacle refraction and how it relates to correcting refractive errors like myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. It defines spectacle refraction as the power of the lens needed to correct refractive errors at the spectacle plane. Myopia occurs when light focuses in front of the retina, and is corrected using concave lenses. Hyperopia is when light focuses behind the retina, corrected with convex lenses. Astigmatism is an irregular refraction that can be corrected using lenses, contacts, surgery, or lasers. The document also discusses how to calculate spectacle refraction from ocular refraction using vertex distance.