Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a common type of refractive error where close objects appear clearly, but objects farther away appear blurred. Although this vision ...

This chapter lays the groundwork for the remainder of the report by providing fundamental information about myopia and the eye. Descriptions and definitions of components of the eye are included here ...

In amblyopia, the brain and the affected eye do not work together properly. The brain begins to favour the stronger eye and gradually ignores signals from the weaker one.

Read before the Section for Clinical Medicine, Pathology and Hygiene of the Massachusetts Medical Society, December 11, 1889.