Optometry 2019

Myopia

Myopia is the medicinal term for the condition known as nearsightedness. As the name infers, individuals who are nearsighted can undoubtedly observe objects that are close to them, however battle with objects that are far away. Myopia influences individuals from all kinds of different backgrounds and of any age. Nearsightedness itself is caused by a refractive eror in the eyes. This alludes to the refraction of light that is the foundation of sound vision. For a situation of myopia, the light that would ordinarily be centered around the retina specifically, rather arrives in front it. It isn't at present known why a few people create myopia and others don't. Be that as it may, certain hazard factors increment a man's likeliness of being partially nearsighted:

• Family history
• Heavy amounts of up-close reading or work over a lifetime