One surprising remedy might be right outside your window.
. While myopia usually emerges during childhood, adults are not immune, and many of their current lifestyles introduce the risk factors thought to be driving this upward trend.Like a camera, the lens in the front of the eye and the length of the eyeball from front to back work together to focus an image on the retina at the back of the eye. In myopia, either the optical power of the lens is too strong or the eyeball is too long.
But even mild myopia requires investments of both time and money to manage. Cost is also measured in quality of life, which doesn’t necessarily improve after correction because no treatment is perfect, says Padmaja Sankaridurg, a professor at the University of New South Wales School of Optometry and Vision Science. Glasses are forgotten or broken ; contacts are uncomfortable and unwearable without cleaning solution; refractive surgery carries risks and the results are not always permanent.
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