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Myopia
Myopia or short sightedness is a vision problem experienced by almost one-third of the population. It is the inability of a person to see the distant objects clearly.

For proper eyesight, the cornea (the clear window in front of the eye) and the lens (behind the pupil) must properly focus or "refract" light onto the retina (at the back of the eye). If the length or shape of the eye is not ideal, the light may get focused too early or too late leaving a blurred image on the retina.This problem is often discovered in school children and becomes progressively worse through adolescence and stabilize in early adulthood.

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