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Does your eyeball shape change through life?

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Some more than other: People with extreme myopia (nearsightedness) may have progressive elongation of the eyeballs. Tight eyelids in youth may cause astigmatism (vertical), which becomes horizontal as the eyelids become loose with age.

Dr Khanna and another doctor agreed

Answered 3/16/2014

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