A refractive error in which rays of light entering the EYE parallel to the optic axis are brought to a focus in front of the RETINA when accommodation (ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR) is relaxed. This results from an overly curved CORNEA or from the eyeball being too long from front to back. It is also called nearsightedness. (Experimental Factor Ontology, EFO_0003927)
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7 genes involed in the disease Myopia from the DISEASES Curated Gene-Disease Association Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.