Myopia Magnets
Description: Nearsightedness (myopia) is a common vision condition in which you can see objects near to you clearly, but objects farther away are blurry. It occurs when the shape of your eye causes light rays to bend (refract) incorrectly, focusing images in front of your retina instead of on your retina.
Description: Three schematic eyes explaining refraction: the normal emmetropic eye focusing light on the retina, the myopic eye with focus in front of the retina and the hypermetropic eye with focus behind it, each shown uncorrected and corrected with a concave or convex lens. Part of the Atlas of Medical Science collection: a consistent series of scientific plates with a deep navy background, fine gold frame and precise English labels.
