"A
nearsighted eye has a thinner and more delicate retina, which can more easily tear or become detached during or after surgery," says Dr.
I might be
nearsighted again because I'm being stubborn, but they will never know how far my vision reaches because of reading a lot.
It's difficult for my assertive, practical-minded friends to understand, but being
nearsighted has its comforts--and, I believe, may even shape personality Although I was always getting lost and had trouble recognizing people even a few feet away, I loved immersing myself in books and my own imagination.
The report also cited a study of 18 men kept indoors for 45 days who showed changes in eyesight toward myopia, mainly in men who were already
nearsighted or farsighted.
For each extra hour spent outdoors per week, the likelihood of being
nearsighted fell by around 2%.
Nearsighted children spent on average 3.7 fewer hours per week outdoors than those who either had normal vision or were farsighted.
He cited a Chinese study of 80
nearsighted children aged seven to 11.
Summary: People who are
nearsighted may be nearly twice as likely to also develop glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness, according to a study.
If you're
nearsighted and wearing distance-only glasses, you may have excellent near vision without your glasses and be more comfortable without glasses for reading than with progressives.
2) Even with eight eyes, spiders are notoriously
nearsighted. 3) Spiders prey on insects, not people.
Within minutes, NETRA can diagnose whether someone is
nearsighted or farsighted, or suffers from astigmatism or the vision loss associated with aging.
Debra Ronca, a contributor to the How Stuff Works website, says "Sitting close to the TV may not make a child
nearsighted, but a child may sit close to the TV because he or she is
nearsighted and undiagnosed."