# Why Do Nearsighted People Have Higher IQs?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-nearsighted-people-have-higher-iqs/379246>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 6, 2006, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-nearsighted-people-have-higher-iqs/379246 "2006-11-06T03:07:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-nearsighted-people-have-higher-iqs/379246/81 "2009-11-17T16:50:38Z")

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> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#):
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> Myopic here. IQ: 141. FWIW.

Yo, bro.

That a legit result, or one of those free online tests? I scored exactly 141 on the latter.

I was 20/200 in the left eye at age 7. Gotten worse since. I think I may be legally blind in some states.

Also lefthanded, ADD/Asparagus and suffer from hay and cat fevers, FWTW.

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**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-nearsighted-people-have-higher-iqs/379246/82 "2009-11-17T17:01:02Z")

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The guy whose book is reviewed [here](http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=1002634) has published a lot about the link between myopia and intelligence. He also has related intelligence with left-handedness.

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