'vision-correcting' originates from Modern English as a compound of the noun 'vision' and the present participle 'correcting' (from the verb 'correct'). 'Vision' ultimately comes from Latin 'visio' meaning 'a seeing', and 'correct' comes from Latin 'corrigere' where 'cor-' (com-) meant 'together' and 'regere' meant 'to rule or make straight.'

'vision' passed into English via Latin 'visio' and Old French 'vision'; 'correct' comes from Latin 'corrigere' through Old French and Middle English forms; the compound 'vision-correcting' is a modern English formation combining these elements to describe something that corrects sight.

Individually, 'vision' originally referred to the act or power of seeing and 'correct' meant 'to make right'; combined in recent English the compound came to mean 'intended to correct or improve eyesight.'