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• n  (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred

• In myopia (nearsightedness) the eyeball is usually long from front to back; in far-sighted people it is often short.
• Here's help: the new Verisyse corrective lens, which treats nearsightedness too severe for laser surgery to fix.
• In nearsightedness, light is focused in front of the retina instead of on it.

• myopia
• shortsightedness

• hyperopia

News & Articles

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• Duke researchers take a close look at myopia
  The reasons why one child inherits a parent’s nearsightedness while another offspring has perfect vision have long been fuzzy.
  June 13, 2013 - The Charlotte Observer
• In the field: Outdoor Slam offers activities for all ages
  Help improve your child’s eyesight by bringing them to the Summer Outdoor Slam this Saturday at Curt Gowdy State Park. A recent study published by Science News finds that when children spend time outdoors, it helps prevent or minimize nearsightedness.
  June 13, 2013 - Laramie Boomerang

Quotes

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• David Grossman in Los Angeles Times
  Grossman sees Israel as: "A victim once again -- but this time, a victim of itself, of its own anxieties and despair, of its own nearsightedness."