nearsighted

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But some would still become nearsighted, and treating the condition early can prevent major eye problems in the future.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Modern living may be contributing to an epidemic of nearsighted vision and related blindness.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023

“Kids are becoming nearsighted at rates that are faster than we’ve ever seen before,” says Nick Onken, an optometrist at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.

From National Geographic • Nov. 1, 2023

He said, "You're extremely nearsighted and that means you are at more risk of having a detached retina, and if that happens, we want to catch it right away because it can affect your vision."

From Salon • May 4, 2023

A sewing machine for nearsighted Mrs. O’Reilly, who was forever tailoring old clothes for her triplets, Sean, Seamus and Stephen.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord