Myopia+4a

Patient History-
Braden told his eye doctor that he had hard time reading the chalkboard and clocks at school. He said far away objects seemed to look fuzzy. However he can still read books and closer objects are still clear.

Diagnosis-
Braden is being afflicted by myopia, or near-sightedness. Myopia is a refractive defect of the eye, or an error of the focusing of light by the eye. For people with myopia light is focused in front of the retina, rather than on the retina in the back of the eye.

Symptoms-
- distant objects appear blurry - must squint to see more clearly - headaches caused by frequent eye strain -excessive blinking -frequent rubbing of the eyes

Treatments-
All treatments for myopia have the same goal. Eyeglasses and contact lenses seem to be the most popular treatment. However there are multiple surgeries one can take to restore their eyes. For example, LASIK eye surgery measures and changes the shape of the cornea to fix the focusing problem with a laser.