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Article: Nearsightedness
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Nearsightedness
What Is Nearsightedness?
How Is Nearsightedness Diagnosed?
What Are the Treatment Options for Nearsightedness?
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Nearsightedness is an eye disorder that causes objects that are not close to a person to appear out of focus or blurry.
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Myopia
Ophthalmology
Optometry
Vision
Kate noticed she was squinting when she needed to see the blackboard from the back of her classroom. Squinting helped bring the words into focus. It seemed odd to her, because she did not remember having to squint when she was younger. But now that she was in middle school, Kate started to have trouble seeing ...