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  2. Trouble seeing far away? Why experts say you should ... - AOL

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    Young said she's clocked a “myopic shift” among kids in her clinic. This shift is twofold. One is that nearsightedness is being diagnosed at younger ages. Instead of finding myopia in children ...

  3. Cataract - Wikipedia

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    This causes a myopic shift (lenticular shift) that decreases hyperopia and enables presbyopic patients to see at near without reading glasses. This is only temporary and is called second sight. [43] Cortical cataracts are due to the lens cortex (outer layer) becoming opaque.

  4. Choroidal neovascularization - Wikipedia

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    Layers of the eye, with the choroid labelled. Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is the creation of new blood vessels in the choroid layer of the eye.Choroidal neovascularization is a common cause of neovascular degenerative maculopathy (i.e. 'wet' macular degeneration) [1] commonly exacerbated by extreme myopia, malignant myopic degeneration, or age-related developments.

  5. Macular degeneration - Wikipedia

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    Macular degeneration, also known as age-related macular degeneration (AMD or ARMD), is a medical condition which may result in blurred or no vision in the center of the visual field. [1]

  6. Aberrations of the eye - Wikipedia

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    Spherical aberration exacerbates myopia in low light (night myopia). In brighter conditions, the pupil constricts, blocking the more peripheral rays and minimizing the effect of spherical aberration. As the pupil enlarges, more peripheral rays enter the eye and the focus shifts anteriorly, making the patient slightly more myopic in low-light ...

  7. Miosis - Wikipedia

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    Senile miosis (a reduction in the size of a person's pupil in old age) Diseases. Ehlers Danlos Syndrome; Horner's syndrome; Hemorrhage into pons (intracranial hemorrhage)

  8. Farsightedness - Wikipedia

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    If the brain never learns to see objects in detail, then there is a high chance of one eye becoming dominant. The result is that the brain will block the impulses of the non-dominant eye. In contrast, the child with myopia can see objects close to the eye in detail and does learn at an early age to see objects in detail. [medical citation needed]

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