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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Myopia: a review of current concepts, association with nonophthalmological conditions, and treatment strategy in children and adolescents. | Oct 09, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cell Press - Current Biology - Myopia: The Importance of Seeing Fine Detail. | Feb 04, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthdirect - Short-sightedness (myopia). | Dec 24, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Health - Nearsightedness and Its Symptoms and Causes. | Nov 14, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Optometric Association - Myopia (nearsightedness). | Dec 26, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Scientific Reports - Myopia: why the retina stops inhibiting eye growth. | Nov 15, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: BMC - Journal of Physiological Anthropology - The influence of the environment and lifestyle on myopia. | Sep 05, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - What is Myopia (Nearsightedness)? | Jul 11, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mayo Clinic - Nearsightedness. | Jan 25, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Canadian Association of Optometrists - Myopia. | Nov 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Public Health - Effectiveness of myopia control interventions: A systematic review of 12 randomized control trials published between 2019 and 2021. | Jul 27, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Health - Myopia Control and Prevention. | Jun 02, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - Nearsightedness (Myopia). | Mar 10, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Myopia: a review of current concepts, association with nonophthalmological conditions, and treatment strategy in children and adolescents. | Jan 24, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Myopia (Nearsightedness). | Dec 16, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Academy of Ophthalmology - Nearsightedness: What is Myopia? | Sep 27, 2022 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 10, 2017 | ||
| Added video. | May 08, 2015 | ||
| Added image of a surgeon performing LASIK (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis). | Feb 03, 2012 | ||
| Added new Web site: Mayo Clinic - Osteoporosis. | May 20, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Mayo Clinic - Osteoporosis. | May 20, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Healthguide - Nearsightedness or Myopia. | Sep 03, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: MedlinePlus - Nearsightedness. | Dec 06, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Aug 07, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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