What Causes Rapid Myopia in Children?
It’s an understandable question. It’s all too common to see kids wearing glasses or putting away contact lens solution in a desk drawer, and in many cases, their myopia increases rapidly. Let’s first face the facts. Myopia, more generally known as near- or shortsightedness, is a frequent eye ailment. This condition comes about when the eyeball is elongated. Nearsightedness often goes together with eyestrain, tiredness and headaches, when you have to concentrate on something that’s more than a few feet away. One severe form of myopia is degenerative myopia, also called pathologic myopia. When people talk about rapid myopia, they often mean pathologic myopia, though a rapid increase does not necessarily mean it’s caused by this particular form of shortsightedness. Anyway, degenerative myopia becomes worse over time, and could even lead to blindness. It is usually an genetic condition that develops in adolescence (approximately age twelve). So if you want to know what causes rapid myopia
