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The Ministry of Healh in Singapore says: {{xt|"The prevalence of myopia in Singapore is among the highest in the world, with 65 percent of our children being myopic by Primary 6, and 83 percent of young adults being myopic."}}/ <ref>https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/speech-by-dr-lam-pin-min-senior-minister-of-state-for-health-at-the-opening-of-the-singapore-national-eye-centre-s-myopia-centre-16-august-2019#:~:text=2.,of%20young%20adults%20being%20myopic</ref> How did their ancestors survive to lead to the current generation if myopia is generally so disadvantageous to an organism's survival? | The Ministry of Healh in Singapore says: {{xt|"The prevalence of myopia in Singapore is among the highest in the world, with 65 percent of our children being myopic by Primary 6, and 83 percent of young adults being myopic."}}/ <ref>https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/speech-by-dr-lam-pin-min-senior-minister-of-state-for-health-at-the-opening-of-the-singapore-national-eye-centre-s-myopia-centre-16-august-2019#:~:text=2.,of%20young%20adults%20being%20myopic</ref> How did their ancestors survive to lead to the current generation if myopia is generally so disadvantageous to an organism's survival? | ||
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{{jake says|No. And yes. | |||
Myopia has two primary causes (or stages). Ciliary (focusing muscle) spasm, also referred to as pseudo myopia, or near-induced transient myopia. It then becomes lens-induced myopia if you start wearing glasses. | |||
The degree to which your myopia will increase with the second (lens-induced) stage, depends on genetics to some degree.}} | |||
===Is infant myopia normal?=== | ===Is infant myopia normal?=== | ||