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Here are the reasons your myopia gets worse:
Here are the reasons your myopia gets worse:



Revision as of 19:04, 20 June 2020

Here are the reasons your myopia gets worse:

Poor vision habits

The actual mechanism is an area of active research, but the general result is axial elongation. The eye grows longer, requiring stronger correction, in a cycle.

Other bad habits which affect vision, though probably don't contribute to progression of myopia:

  • Not blinking enough, causing Dry eye