Myopia
By Isabella Sara Novack
Reviewed by
Maria Horan FBDO
Maria holds a BSc Honours in Ophthalmic Dispensing and has over 17 years of optical experience.
Myopia - Also known as nearsightedness, a vision condition where close objects are seen clearly, but distant objects appear blurred. Myopia occurs when light focuses in front of the retina instead of directly on it, usually because the eyeball is too long. Glasses or contact lenses with negative diopter values (minus lenses) are used to correct this refractive error.
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