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Myopia is becoming a global challenge, particularly for children in our technology-driven world. Commonly known as short-sightedness, Myopia is a refractive error where distant objects appear blurry while close-up vision remains clear. It occurs when the eye grows too long, causing light to focus in front of the retina rather than directly on it. In […]
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Myopia, also known as ‘shortsightedness’, is a common condition in which close objects appear clear, while objects in the distance appear blurry. Although the risk of myopia in children is greatly increased when one or both parents have the condition, it also affects children whose parents are not myopic. Despite its strong genetic component, environmental […]
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What is Myopia? Myopia, also commonly referred to as ‘nearsightedness’ or ‘shortsightedness’, is a common eye condition which causes blurred distance vision. Myopia is a condition in which light is focused in front of the retina (back of the eye) , resulting in blurred vision. Shortsighted people can often see reasonably clearly at short distances, […]
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I’m concerned that my child’s prescription for short-sightedness (myopia) keeps increasing. Is there anything I can do about this? Myopia in children is an issue of global concern, and rates of myopia and increasing around the world. It is estimated that if current prevalence rates of myopia continue, there will be over 2.5 billion people […]
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Some children say that they have difficulties seeing the classroom board. Does that mean that they have myopia (shortsightedness)? Not necessarily. Difficulties seeing in the distance may be caused by a lesser-known condition referred to as pseudo myopia. Pseudo myopia causes difficulties in seeing things clearly in the distance as does myopia. However, unlike myopia, […]
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