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A far-sighted view of myopia

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Retinal neurons can differentiate between different types of defocus to mediate changes in ocular growth.

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Figure 1: When added to a previously emmetropic (focused) eye, positive lenses (a) move the image plane in front of the retina, whereas negative lenses (b) do the reverse.

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  1. Department of Biology New England College of Optometry, 424 Beacon St., Boston, 02115, Massachusetts, USA

    Christine F. Wildsoet

  2. Dept. of Anatomy and Neurobiology Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid, St. Louis, 63110, Missouri, USA

    Rachel O.L. Wong

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Wildsoet, C., Wong, R. A far-sighted view of myopia. Nat Med 5, 879–880 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/11318

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