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	'''Axial elongation''' is an increase in the [[axial length]] of the eyeball. In young, far-sighted people, this ~~is normal~~. In adults, this results in a higher degree of myopia, which is exactly what we're trying to avoid!		'''Axial elongation''' is an increase in the [[axial length]] of the eyeball. In young, far-sighted people, this shifts them from hyperopia towards emmetropia. In adults, this results in a higher degree of myopia, which is exactly what we're trying to avoid!

	Axial elongation in a [[lens-induced myopia]] context is primarily caused by [[hyperopic defocus]], typically [[close-up]] activity while wearing glasses that are too powerful for the distance in question.		Axial elongation in a [[lens-induced myopia]] context is primarily caused by [[hyperopic defocus]], typically [[close-up]] activity while wearing glasses that are too powerful for the distance in question.