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Nearsightedness, or myopia, is a condition in which you can see objects that are near to you clearly, but objects farther away are blurry. Nearsightedness happens when the cornea — the clear front surface of your eye — is curved too much or when your eye is longer than normal. That causes light coming into … Continue reading Understanding nearsightedness in children
Reuters (6/30, McCook) reports that, according to a review published online June 20 in the journal Ophthalmology, people with myopia are have a 90% increased risk for developing open-angle glaucoma, with those have severe myopia have an even greater risk. For that reason, experts suggest that people with severe nearsightedness undergo frequent eye exams. Eye experts … Continue reading Myopia Associated With Open-Angle Glaucoma
In an op-ed in the New York Times (6/21, A27, Subscription Publication), Sandra Aamodt, a former editor in chief of Nature Neuroscience, and Sam Wang, an associate professor of molecular biology and neuroscience at Princeton University, wrote that "the rapid increase in nearsightedness appears to be due to a characteristic of modern life: more and more … Continue reading Op-Ed Attributes Rapid Increase In Nearsightedness To Spending Time Indoors