Can myopia be inherited to the child

Myopia is usually referred to as myopia, myopia is not inherited to children, need to be judged in combination with specific circumstances.

Myopia is usually caused by parallel light focused on the retina before, and more with the eye for too long, close to the eye, dark environment with the eye and lack of outdoor activities and other factors. According to the degree of myopia can be divided into mild myopia, moderate myopia and high myopia, if the patient is mild or moderate myopia, especially for pseudomyopia patients, which does not exist genetic, usually will not be inherited to children.

If the patient is high myopia, more performance for autosomal recessive inheritance, with a certain genetic heterogeneity, at this time may be inherited to children.