Medically reviewed by Andrew Greenberg, MD Nearsightedness, or myopia, is an eye problem that causes objects at a distance to ...

Two common defects of the eyes are myopia (short-sightedness ... Short sight is caused by one of the following: the eyeball being elongated - so that the distance between the lens and the retina ...

After some eyesight check-ups, Paul was found to be one of the soaring number of children worldwide with myopia, also known as nearsightedness (see graphic). People with the eye condition have ...