Myopia

Myopia
Definition
Myopia is the medical term for nearsightedness. People with myopia see objects more clearly when they are close to the eye, while distant objects appear blurred or fuzzy.
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myopia - Commonly known as nearsightedness, myopia is a condition in which, opposite of hyperopia, an image of a distant object becomes focused in front of the retina, ...
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Myopia may develop as a result of many conditions, including premature birth and a number of systemic or eye diseases. When myopia develops as a result of another medical condition, it is called secondary myopia.
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Nearsightedness (Myopia)
The inability to see distant objects clearly is the most common vision problem of childhood. It rarely occurs in infants unless they were born prematurely.
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Radial keratotomy for myopia - series Illustrations:
The cornea is the clear covering over the colored iris and pupil of the eye. The cornea and lens of the eye help focus light on the retina so that the eye can see.
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Myopia (nearsightedness)
Hyperopia (farsightedness)
Astigmatism (asymmetrical cornea)
Presbyopia (inability to focus on near objects that develops with age) ...
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Myopia - or short-sightedness
Problem: the eyeball of short-sighted people is too long when compared to the focussing power of the cornea and lens.
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myopia (nearsightedness)
hyperopia (farsightedness)
astigmatism (asymmetrical cornea)
presbyopia (inability to focus on near objects that develops with age) ...
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Myopia occurs when near objects are clear and distant objects are blurry. The eye is too long for its focusing ability; thus, objects are blurry.
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or myopia, defect of vision in which far objects appear blurred but near objects are seen clearly.
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Nearsightedness (myopia). Nearsightedness is the most common refractive error. It generally occurs when your eye is slightly larger than the average-size eye. It can also be caused by a cornea that is too curved.
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NEARSIGHTEDNESS (Myopia)
SYMPTOMS"A person only clearly sees those things which are close up.
CAUSES AND TREATMENT"There is both an occupational and nutritional cause for this.
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Sacks did a TV documentary film with the same title about the Pingelapese people of the eastern Caroline Islands in the Pacific who have achromatopsia type 3 (ACHM3), which is also called Pingalese blindness, total colorblindness with myopia and ...
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Intacs is appropriate for people who have low degrees of myopia. Intacs are tiny little plastic pieces that are inserted into the cornea to reshape the cornea.
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Intacs (intrastromal corneal ring) Device is comprised of two thin, transparent, half-rings that are inserted into the periphery of the cornea, reshaping the clear tissue of the eye in order to correct myopia (nearsightedness) of -1.0 to -3.
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NEARSIGHTEDNESS - Nearsightedness, or myopia, is a condition which results from a refractive error in which light rays entering the eyes are brought into focus in front of the retina.
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Joint laxity (hypermobile joints )
Myopia (nearsightedness)
Dislocation of lens (ectopia lentis)
Malformed cornea (flat)
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Vitreous Detachment - Detachment of the corpus vitreum (VITREOUS BODY) from its normal attachments, especially the retina, due to shrinkage from degenerative or inflammatory conditions, trauma, myopia, or senility.
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