Generally, nearsightedness first occurs in school-age children. There is some evidence that myopia is inherited. If one or both of your parents need glasses, there is an increased chance that you will too. Individuals who spend a lot of time reading, working or playing at a computer, or doing other close visual work may also be more likely to develop nearsightedness. Because the eye continues to grow during childhood, myopia typically progresses until about age 20. However, nearsightedness may also develop in adults due to visual stress or health conditions such as diabetes. A common sign of nearsightedness is difficulty seeing distant objects like a movie screen or the TV, or the whiteboard or chalkboard in school.
Beth loved to do needle point in her spare time. Her mother had daughter when she was a child and she found it very relaxing. Lately though she was having trouble seeing some of the smaller work and found she had to hold it much closer than usual. Her daughter Sue had been complaining that she could not see the board at school from the back of the room despite getting new glasses last year. Beth decided it was time to make appointments for them at the eye doctors.
Are Sues eyes getting better or worse?