I've spent most of my life indoors, looking at objects very close to my eyes (books and computer screens), in low light conditions. Everybody kept telling me I would become nearsighted if I kept on doing it.

I'm now 55 years old, and I don't think I will ever be nearsighted. Actually, for the last 5 years I've been using reading glasses when I need to read books with small print as I can't focus anymore on objects which are very close to my eyes (that's presbyopia which comes from my age and is like the opposite of nearsightedness).