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Does reading up close really alter the eyeball shape and worsen your vision?
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No: Excessive accommodation (focusing in at near when the target is not held at the relaxed focal point of the eye) could theoretically induce more nearsightedness in genetically predisposed individuals.
Answered 3/25/2014
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