Working distance and eye and head movements during near work in myopes and non‐myopes

Purpose:  Reasons for the development and progression of myopia remain unclear. Some studies show a high prevalence of myopia in certain occupational groups. This might imply that certain head and eye movements lead to ocular elongation, perhaps as a result of forces from the extraocular muscles, lids or other structures. The present study aims to analyse head and eye movements in myopes and non‐myopes for near‐vision tasks.

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