Response during an eye exam (5)

I believe the answer is:

worse

(Other definitions for worse that I've seen before include "More severe; less well" , "Less good" , "Bad to a greater degree" , "more unpleasant" , "More serious" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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