Ursula's parents are concerned that she may develop myopia. Under what conditions would Ursula be susceptible to experiencing myopia?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Environmental factors for myopia include situations in which a child spends a lot of time focusing on objects at close distances, as in reading, writing, and looking at various screens.
2. Heredity is also a factor; a twin study in Britain found that myopia has a heritability of 90 percent.
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