Short Sight
What is it? Clinically known as Myopia, shortsightedness causes objects which are far away to be blurry. Typically the problem develops in childhood & early adolescence, but can occasionally begin in your 20’s.
Where does it come from? Shortsightedness is caused when the eye either grows too long or the front of the eye (the cornea) is too curved. In each situation the focus falls in front of the retina (back of the eye) and is accordingly out of focus. The eye muscles have nothing to do with shortsightedness at all and cannot be used to improve the focus.
How do I fix it? There are many options to correct shortsightedness, the safest and simplest of which are glasses and contact lenses. Depending on the size of the problem it may be necessary to only wear glasses for driving or in class, through to full time wear.
What will happen to my eyes in the future? This is hard to predict, but generally most peoples eyes will continue to deteriorate for a number of years until they stabilise and stop changing. Wearing glasses has no effect on either speeding up or slowing the problem either.
