2. • A condition in which the visual images
come to a focus in front of the retina of the
eye resulting especially in defective vision
of distant objects

3. Symptoms
• Blurred vision
• Difficulty seeing distant objects

4. Causes
1. the eye is longer than usual...this is termed axial
myopia. This is the commonest form of myopia.
2. the cornea is more curved than usual and so is
stronger. The light is focused too far forward, in front of
the retina.
3. the lens of the eye becomes stronger, as in early
cataract formation. The stronger lens focuses the light
too far forward.

5. Treatment
• may be corrected with
glasses, contact
lenses or eye
surgery . Depending
on your vision
problem,

6. Statistics
• 70 million Americans; over 25 percent of
all adult Americans.