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Recent Examples of nearsightedness
In the study, researchers tested the EMR process on 12 separate rabbit eyeballs, reshaping 10 of them to mimic the corrective effect required for nearsightedness (myopia).
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New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2025
Photo-Illustration by Newsweek/Getty Although prolonged screen usage isn't directly linked to a higher risk of serious eye conditions, it's increasingly associated with higher rates of myopia, or nearsightedness.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Rates are up 42% from 25% in the 1970s, and almost 50% of people are expected to have nearsightedness by 2050.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 4 Mar. 2025
Presbyopia, farsightedness, and nearsightedness all affect your ability to focus.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 June 2015
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myopia
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Migraine, deteriorating myopia, eye fatigue, cognitive decline included.—
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There is actually another treatment used by optometrists to slow down the progression of myopia in kids.—
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“Nearsightedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nearsightedness. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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