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Test Your Knowledge on Short-sightedness (Myopia)

Written by Dr. Lakshmi Venkataraman, MD
Health Quiz reviewed by The Medindia Medical Review Team on Mar 29, 2017

Last Updated on Mar 29, 2017

Myopia is a condition where a person cannot see distant objects clearly. This vision problem is experienced by almost one-third of the population. Myopia affects men and women equally. It is often discovered in school children and becomes progressively worse through adolescence and stabilizes in early adulthood.

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This Quiz has 15 questions.

1

Persons with myopia can see the following type of objects clearly

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