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Myopia is when the eyes focus incorrectly, making out-of-the-way objects appear hazy.

A nearsighted man sees obscured objects in the distance, but clearly when trying to read or see something that is near. If you see an undiagnosed near sightedperson, you will notice them squinting. The Greek words for shut and eye form the root for the term myopia, which is the technical term for near sightedness.

A nearsighted individual can easily read the Jaeger eye chart (the chart for near reading), but finds the Snellen eye chart (the chart for distance) hard to read. This hazy vision results when the visual image is focused in front of the retina, rather than directly on it.

Nearsightedness is caused by the actual length of the eye being longer than the optical length. So you often see this in a fast growing eye in a child undergoing rapid growth. When a man’s growth stops - around the mid twenties - they tend to be less nearsighted. If the actual length of the eye is too large, the light rays focus too soon and the image becomes bleary. So, the times of rapid growth are the times when people are most likely to become shortsighted.

Generally, people with Shortsightedness will have a family history of the disease and are likely to develop the condition. If the condition develops, then the most likely outcome will be a healthy normal eye in the mid tweties. Sometimes, there are a few patients who suffer from a retinal detachment.

If you are myopic, then you are likely to need to the local opticians and see whether I could get cheap glasses online. Just go to an actual optician for the prescription and request a copy of the prescriptions.