What is myopia?
In a myopic eye, the image of a distant object is formed in front of the retina, resulting in blurred distance vision.
The eye is either too powerful relative to its length, or too long relative to its optical power.
The principle of myopia correction is:
- Either placing a negative-power lens or contact lens in front of the eye to move the image backward and reposition it onto the retina.
- Or modifying the curvature of the cornea using a laser to reduce the eye’s optical power. This is the principle of the (excimer) laser used in PRK or LASIK procedures.
- Or implanting an intraocular lens (a technique mainly used for high corrections that do not allow laser reshaping of the cornea).
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