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Most children are born [[hyperopic]] or [[myopic]]. Over the first few years, their eyes grow to be approximately [[emmetropic]], with least variability at about 6 years of age. | Most children are born [[hyperopic]] or [[myopic]]. Over the first few years, their eyes grow to be approximately [[emmetropic]], with least variability at about 6 years of age. | ||
===Do glasses make my eyes worse?=== | ===Do glasses make my eyes worse?=== | ||
{{also|Frequently Asked Questions/Myopia/Quotes#Glasses progressing myopia via | {{also|Frequently Asked Questions/Myopia/Quotes#Glasses progressing myopia via hyperopic defocus}} | ||
'''Yes''', when the glasses are for distance and you perform excessive periods of [[close-up activity]]. | '''Yes''', when the glasses are for distance and you perform excessive periods of [[close-up activity]]. | ||
===What is form deprivation myopia?=== | ===What is form deprivation myopia?=== | ||
{{also|Frequently Asked Questions/Myopia/Quotes#Form deprivation}} | {{also|Frequently Asked Questions/Myopia/Quotes#Form deprivation}} | ||