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Myopia: Taking a Closer Look at the Symptoms, Causes and Treatments of Nearsightedness
By Rachel Despres Your Health

Myopia: Taking a Closer Look at the Symptoms, Causes and Treatments of Nearsightedness

Defined as “the gradual or rapid decline of your eyes’ ability to focus on far away objects,” nearsightedness (or myopia, as it is medically known) affects approximately 25 percent of the American population. Nearsightedness is a refractive error, which, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, means that the eye “does not bend or refract […]

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