{"id":289,"date":"2019-08-28T19:02:51","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T19:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/?page_id=289"},"modified":"2019-09-16T04:25:35","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T04:25:35","slug":"nearsightedness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/resources\/eye-care-education\/nearsightedness\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearsightedness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"289\" class=\"elementor elementor-289\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7bad10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7bad10\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-871cd1c\" data-id=\"871cd1c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4b3a54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4b3a54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span>Nearsightedness (Myopia)<\/span><\/h1><p><span>Commonly known as nearsightedness, the myopic eyes sees close objects more clearly than distance objects.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8e87ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a8e87ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<var style=\"width:100%;padding-top: 2.25%;padding-bottom:56.25%;display:block;\"data-presentation=\"6b0148aa-4fad-4483-450c-4b4e4eff4b98\"><a href=\"\/\/showecho.com\/theater\/6b0148aa-4fad-4483-450c-4b4e4eff4b98\"style=\"display:none\">View Video<\/a><\/var><script type=\"text\/javascript\"src=\"\/\/showecho.com\/whitelabel\/embed_js\"><\/script>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-40e67a7 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40e67a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1cfe4b\" data-id=\"b1cfe4b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3987cd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3987cd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EYEBALL-Normal.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6835\" alt=\"Digital picture of a normal eyeball without Presbyopia\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a031285 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a031285\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span>Normal Vision:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>Light rays pass through the cornea to merge and focus perfectly on the back surface of the eye, called the retina, producing clear vision.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-86ac6e3\" data-id=\"86ac6e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57121ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57121ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EYEBALL-Nearsighted.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6837\" alt=\"Picture of an eyeball with nearsightedness\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff41525 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff41525\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span>Nearsightedness (Myopia):\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>Because the eye is longer than normal, light rays merge and focus before they reach the retina. The nearsighted eye sees close objects more clearly than distant objects.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63cb764 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63cb764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Symptoms of Nearsightedness (Myopia)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45fbf41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45fbf41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to visual limitations, nearsighted people may experience:<\/p><ul><li>Headaches<\/li><li>Eyestrain<\/li><li>Squinting<\/li><li>Fatigue when straining to see at a distance<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddbf27f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ddbf27f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Treatment of Nearsightedness (Myopia)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a701d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a701d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMyopia is a common condition that is often hereditary. There are several available treatments, including:<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a title=\"Eyewear Lens Options\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/optical\/eyewear-lens-options\/\">Glasses<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a title=\"Contact Lenses\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/optical\/contact-lenses\/\">Contact Lenses<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d492986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d492986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<var style=\"width:100%;padding-top: 2.25%;padding-bottom:56.25%;display:block;\"data-presentation=\"2f4328e5-405f-4b52-4570-4d364f2e463c\"><a href=\"\/\/showecho.com\/theater\/2f4328e5-405f-4b52-4570-4d364f2e463c\"style=\"display:none\">View Video<\/a><\/var><script type=\"text\/javascript\"src=\"\/\/showecho.com\/whitelabel\/embed_js\"><\/script>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07e7859 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"07e7859\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c73b5ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c73b5ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get EyeSmart<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e44b546 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e44b546\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Visit the American Academy of Ophthalmology\u2019s webpage on\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 17px;\" title=\"Nearsightedness - Myopia\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geteyesmart.org\/eyesmart\/diseases\/myopia.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nearsightedness (Myopia).<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearsightedness (Myopia) Commonly known as nearsightedness, the myopic eyes sees close objects more clearly than distance objects. View Video Normal Vision:\u00a0Light rays pass through the cornea to merge and focus perfectly on the back surface of the eye, called the retina, producing clear vision. Nearsightedness (Myopia):\u00a0Because the eye is longer than normal, light rays merge &#8230; <a title=\"Nearsightedness\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/resources\/eye-care-education\/nearsightedness\/\" aria-label=\"More on Nearsightedness\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":122,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/289"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=289"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/289\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}