If the front-back length of the eye, corneal refraction or both are more than they should be, the images of objects are formed in front of the macula. Myopes; Although they can see close up well, they see distant objects blurry.

Causes:

1. Hereditary; If the mother or father has myopia, the probability of myopia in the child increases.
2. Stress; Myopia can be seen in those who read, work intensively on the computer and do close work with visual stress.
3. With Disease; Myopia may occur later in people with diabetes or cataracts.
4. False Myopia – Pseudomyopia; It is the development of myopia in the eyes due to the ciliary muscles in the eye not being able to relax completely due to stress, fatigue and overload. It is a condition that can sometimes last 2-3 days and sometimes years. Therefore, dilating the pupils and temporarily paralyzing the ciliary muscles during eye examination is helpful and important in distinguishing true myopia.