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Refraction was measured with an autorefractometer and confirmed by retinoscopy. Slit-lamp biomicroscopy and ophthalmoscopy were performed to ensure participants met the study\u2019s inclusion criteria. AA and NPC were measured using a Royal Air Force ruler. Near exophoria was assessed with a prism bar and cover test.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n \n Of the 117 myopic children, 95 (81.2%) had a parental history of myopia, with no significant difference between genders (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.185). The mean myopic spherical equivalent was \u22121.76 \u00b1 0.90 D in the right eye and \u22121.79 \u00b1 0.97 D in the left eye (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.277). A significant positive correlation was found between near exophoria and the spherical equivalent of myopia (\n r<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.281**,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.002). Positive but nonsignificant correlations were observed between monocular (\n r<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.086) and binocular (\n r<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.118) accommodation amplitudes with myopia severity (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n > 0.05). Conversely, a weak inverse correlation (\n r<\/jats:italic>\n = \u22120.020) was found between the NPC and the severity of myopia, which was not statistically significant (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.833).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n CONCLUSION:<\/jats:title>\n The study found a significant positive correlation between near exophoria and the severity of myopia in children, suggesting that binocular vision anomalies may contribute to myopia progression or that myopia itself may influence near exophoria. 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