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“Vision impairment related to myopia has a significant economic impact and a significant effect on quality of life regarding patients’ physical, emotional, and social functioning. Smith et al estimated the loss in world productivity caused myopia has a significant economic impact and a significant effect on quality of life...

“Myopia has become an epidemic,” Dr. Fuensanta Vera-Diaz, an associate professor at the New England College of Optometry, told me. “The prevalence is so high and it will continue to be higher if we don’t do anything about it.”...

Nearsightedness (myopia) is the most common visual disorder among young people. An excessively long eyeball (Figure) results in the focal point falling in front of the retina. Consequently, distant objects appear indistinct, while nearby objects appear sharp. Myopia is treated using concave glasses lenses or contact lenses and in...