Myopia (nearsightedness) is an ocular disorder in which the optical power of the eye is too strong for the corresponding axial length. Light rays from an object at infinity entering a non-accommodating myopic eye are converged too strongly and focus in front of the retina. The far point of a myope is located in front of the eye, between the cornea and optical infinity. Visual acuity of an uncorrected myope will continue to decrease as objects are located further away from the far point and closer to optical infinity.
Patients with myopia commonly present with complaints of blurred distance vision. Patients may squint their eyes while viewing distance objects. If the degree of myopia is moderate or high then patients may be observed sitting closer to the television and computer or holding reading material closer.