{"id":568228,"date":"2020-09-02T09:05:55","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T13:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cheapascontacts.com\/?page_id=568228"},"modified":"2020-09-09T03:25:10","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T07:25:10","slug":"myopia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cheapascontacts.com\/through-someone-elses-eyes\/myopia\/","title":{"rendered":"Myopia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Nearsightedness caused when light shining through the eye\u2019s lens does not focus correctly.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Don\u2019t let the language fool you \u2013 this is medical jargon for \u201cnearsightedness.\u201d Those suffering from myopia have difficulty seeing faraway objects (street signs, chalk boards, etc.), but can easily visualize ones that are nearby (books, phones, and more). The condition is fairly common: 32 million people in the United States who are older than 40 have some form of nearsightedness.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/myopic.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\"><\/p>\n<h4>How Myopia Impacts Vision<\/h4>\n<p>Beyond the obvious impairment of vision, myopia can cause eyestrain, fatigue, common headaches, and induce squinting, which can be damaging to long-term eye health. It also throws a wrench in everyday plans of driving, participating in the classroom, reading a prompter, and other all-too-real scenarios.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Myopia Causes<\/h4>\n<p>Myopia is a result of the light that shines through the eye\u2019s lens does not focus correctly. Instead, it causes images to focus in the front of the eye and through the light-sensitive retina. 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