Example Sentences

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It has long been thought that digging your nose in a book and spending too much time reading things up close could cause near-sightedness.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2025

As near-sightedness continues to increase around the world, efforts are being made to recognize it as a disease, which could improve surveillance and treatment.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2025

Around 2017–18 there were more complaints in society about video game addiction and also rising cases of near-sightedness.

From Slate • Sep. 21, 2021

But in China, video games have often been accused of having a negative impact on young people, including near-sightedness in children.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2021

But here he was rejected on account of near-sightedness.

From Essays on Scandinavian Literature by Boyesen, Hjalmar Hjorth