nearsighted

Example Sentences

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Studies have found that the more time kids spend outdoors, the less likely they are to become nearsighted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Modern living may be contributing to an epidemic of nearsighted vision and related blindness.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023

“Kids are becoming nearsighted at rates that are faster than we’ve ever seen before,” says Nick Onken, an optometrist at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.

From National Geographic • Nov. 1, 2023

He said, "You're extremely nearsighted and that means you are at more risk of having a detached retina, and if that happens, we want to catch it right away because it can affect your vision."

From Salon • May 4, 2023

I want to lie and say I’m nearsighted.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen