Give one cause of near-sightedness (myopia).

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(N/A) One of the primary causes of near-sightedness (myopia) is the excessive curvature of the eye lens,which leads to a decrease in its focal length. This causes the image of a distant object to be formed in front of the retina rather than on it.

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