Nearsightedness (Myopia)

Symptoms of myopia:

  • Blurry distance vision

Causes of myopia:

  • Heredity
  • Cataracts
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Object nearby appear clearly

Diagnosing myopia:

In young people, myopia is diagnosed during school screenings. Sometimes parents notice that their children are having difficulty seeing street signs or the television. Your eye doctor can conduct a refractive evaluation to determine whether your eyes focus light rays exactly on the retina at distance and near. A visual acuity test will determine your ability to see sharply and clearly at all distances. Your eye doctor will also check your eye coordination and muscle control, as well as your eyes' ability to change focus. All of these are important factors in how your eyes see.

Treatment of myopia:

Glasses and contact lenses are used by many for the correction of myopia. There are also a number of surgical procedures available now and more on the horizon to reduce or eliminate myopia.

Other types of refractive errors include: astigmatism, farsightedness and presbyopia.

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