Myopia is an eye condition in which the eye is too long, causing light rays to focus in front of the retina.
The distant vision is blurry, but the near vision is sharp.
The correction of myopia with glasses, lenses or refractive surgery aims to shift the projection of the image onto the retina so that it becomes sharper.
Myopia begins to develop during the growth of the child. It is not present from early childhood.
Myopia often becomes problematic for the child around the age of 9-10 years.
Common signs and symptoms may include blurred distance vision, squinting at screens or the blackboard, and headaches.