Can Wearing Contacts Fix My Vision?

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About 25 percent of people in the United States are nearsighted, according to the National Eye Institute.

About Nearsightedness
By Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch HERWriter on November 28, 2011 - 10:57am
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There are two things I have begun to notice in family and the social gatherings I attend: an increasing number of people looking at their cell phones when they ought to be in the ...

Is It Time for an Eye Exam?
By Mamta Singh HERWriter on July 16, 2011 - 8:40pm
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who are nearsighted may be nearly twice as likely to also develop glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness, according to a new study that summ

Nearsightedness linked to serious eye disease
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According to the National Eye Institute (NEI) more than 11 million people in the U.S. have common eye issues.

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The Importance of Eye Examinations
Impacted 1 Lives By MC Kelby HERWriter on April 10, 2011 - 3:25pm
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If you work at a computer for more than two hours each day, and find you have headaches, neck and shoulder pain, dry eyes, and blurred vision, you could have computer vision syndrome ...

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Eye Health Tip: Protect Against Computer Vision Syndrome
By Christine Jeffries on February 17, 2011 - 3:05pm
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why does one choose lasik over implant to correct near sightness n longsightness
By Anonymous on February 12, 2011 - 4:28pm
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Nearly 30 percent of all people in the United States are nearsighted, and that percentage is on the rise.

Researchers Discover Gene for Nearsightedness
By Denise DeWitt HERWriter on September 14, 2010 - 4:08pm
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Vision correction has come a long way since the original hard contact lenses that gained popularity 40 years ago.

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Permanent Contact Lenses
By Linda Fugate PhD HERWriter on May 31, 2010 - 4:55am
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If you’ve dreamed of waking up in the morning able to see clearly, but you don’t want or aren’t a candidate for surgery to correct your nearsightedness, orthokeratology might be for you. ...

Can Wearing Contacts Fix My Vision?
By Denise DeWitt HERWriter on May 4, 2010 - 12:23am
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I just got my first pair of glasses with progressive lenses and the optician told me it would take a couple of weeks to adjust. So far I'm just wearing them a few minutes per day, ...

Progressive Lenses: Are They for You?
Impacted 1 Lives By Linda Fugate PhD HERWriter on April 19, 2010 - 1:22pm

Nearsightedness Definition

Definition

In an eye with normal vision, focusing ability of the cornea and lens is matched to the length of the eye. Your eyes are therefore able to focus an image precisely on the retina.

In nearsightedness, or myopia, vision is better up close than at a distance.

In farsightedness, or hyperopia, vision is often better at a distance than up close (although it may be blurry both at a distance and up close).