Myopia (Short Sightedness)
Myopia is when the light and the image focus in front of the retina instead of on it. This is due to the eyeball being too long or by the cornea being too steep.
Symptoms
Myopic people generally have problems seeing at distances but can see well at near.
Often it occurs in the early teens and is discovered when children have difficulty seeing the board at school.
Treatment
The visual problems can be solved by spectacles, contact lenses and by certain Refractive surgical techniques.
Myopic people can also have associated Astigamtism
Astigmatism
Cataracts
Diabetes & Diabetic Retinopathy
Flashes & Floaters
Glaucoma
Hypermetropia (Long Sightedness)
Macula Degeneration
Myopia (Short Sightedness)
Presbyopia
Retinal Detachments & Retinal Tears
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www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
NHS Direct's encyclopedia of Eye related information, an excellent resource.
www.iga.org.uk
The website of The International Glaucoma Association.
www.diabetes.org.uk
The charity for people with diabetes.
www.rnib.org.uk
RNIB's information on cataracts.
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