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Any ideas why myopia causes night blindness?
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It doesn't: Although many myopic people have some difficulty seeing at night, this is not night blindness. Classically night blindness is caused by a peripheral retinal disorder called retinitis pigmentosa.
Answered 1/21/2014
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