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Progression of nearsightedness in children can be slowed by taking breaks and avoiding hour after hour on the phone or computer.
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Benjamin Botsford, CNN, 10 June 2024
In the case of nearsightedness, or myopia, the focus of the light occurs in front of the retina.
—Gary Stix, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
One is that nearsightedness is being diagnosed at younger ages.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
Benefits of eye surgery include improvement of nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism.
—Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2024
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Benjamin Botsford, CNN, 10 June 2024
In the case of nearsightedness, or myopia, the focus of the light occurs in front of the retina.
—Gary Stix, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
One is that nearsightedness is being diagnosed at younger ages.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
Benefits of eye surgery include improvement of nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism.
—Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nearsightedness
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In the myopia that results, especially in the face of an uncertain world—where crisis after crisis pops up like the old arcade game of Whack-a-Mole—the temptation is to make changes based on flitting and unknowable assumptions that do absolutely nothing to determine success over the long term.James Berman, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Both Fulbright’s vision and his myopia form the story of his country’s twentieth-century rise.Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2021
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The unscripted project, directed by Ukrainian-British filmmaker Julia Varvara, will follow Morse’s journey from losing his eyesight at the age of 19 due to the incurable condition Lebers Hereditary Optic Neuropathy to shooting a SuperBowl commercial last year.K.J. Yossman, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
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For users who struggle with colour recognition or whose eyesight is easily strained by bright, colourful images, a greyscale option is available that converts the colours of the screen to black and white.John Archer, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Untreated hyperopia can lead to the development of a lazy eye (amblyopia) or additional vision loss.Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
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Some people with hyperopia can have their vision surgically corrected.Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
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“Nearsightedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nearsightedness. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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