Myopia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Myopia (Greek: , muōpia , "nearsightedness"), also called nearsightedness or shortsightedness , is a refractive defect of the eye in which collimated light produces image focus in front of the ...
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The prevalence of myopia (or "shortsightedness") is about 30 to 40 percent in the United States and Europe but reaches 70 to 90 percent in some Asian populations, and rates are rising in all ethnic groups. Treatment costs in the United States are estimated at $250 million annually.
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Shortsightedness, or nearsightedness, is a common visual condition in which a person can see close objects clearly, but objects in the distance appear blurry. Technically known as myopia, shortsightedness is typically caused by an unusually...
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Bupa health factsheet - The medical term for short-sightedness is myopia, this means that you can't focus on distant objects, which makes them look blurred ... About short-sightedness ... Short-sightedness or myopia...
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Nearsightedness - Overview, Nearsightedness is when the eyes focus incorrectly, making distant objects appear blurred. ... Definition of Nearsightedness: ... A nearsighted person sees near objects clearly, while objects in the distance are blurred. As a result, someone with myopia tends to squint when viewing far away...
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Medical Encyclopdia article about Shortsightedness ... A Medical Article provided by The University of Maryland Medical System ... A resource with information on over 10,000 medical topics including: Shortsightedness...
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Short sightedness. Short sightedness. Information about Short sightedness in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... Defect of the eye in which a person can see clearly only those objects that are close up. It is caused either by the eyeball being too long or ... Nearby objects are sharply perceived.
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Jan 06, Medicine & Health/Research ... A spreading pandemic of myopia among the world’s urban children may be avoided if children spend at least two to three hours each day outdoors. ... Yet, if anything, the children of Chinese origin in Sydney read more than those in Singapore. This clearly suggests that myopia was...
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Forgotten your password? ... Drugs by; Condition ... Myopia; Shortsightedness...
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