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Myopia 

 

Myopia is commonly called short-sightedness. A short - sighted person will generally see better for closer objects and have blurred vision for objects far away. Light is focussed in front of the retina, resulting in blurred vision. Minus powered lenses are used to correct myopia.

 

 

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