For the first time, researchers are leading a national study to see if the onset of nearsightedness can be delayed – and ...

Myopia, or the need for corrected vision to focus or see objects at a distance, has become a lot more common in recent decades. Some even consider myopia, also known as nearsightedness, an epidemic.

New research reveals that cleaner air may protect children’s eyesight and help slow the rise of myopia, especially in younger children.

As many as 30% of children and teens across the world were nearsighted in 2023, a new study has revealed. Diagnoses of nearsightedness (myopia) are expected to worsen over the next two decades, ...

As humans age, our eyes adjust based on how we use them, growing or shortening to focus where needed, and we now know that blurred input to the eye while the eye is growing causes myopia. It is so ...

Purpose To determine the effects of advanced spectacle lens technologies on changes in spherical equivalent of refraction (SER) and axial length (AL) elongation in slowing down the progression of ...

Air pollution may be harming children's eyesight with cleaner air helping to protect and even improve their vision - ...

Laser surgery for nearsightedness is as safe and effective in older teenagers as it is in adults, researchers reported on ...

If you've ever found yourself driving down the highway and noticed that billboards, traffic signs or vehicles in the distance appear blurry, chances are you're experiencing some form of myopia. This ...

As more patients seek permanent alternatives to glasses and contacts, Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE)—also known as Custom ...

Clinicians should consider a child’s anticipated level of compliance when choosing a modality for myopia control, according ...

Myopia is increasing at an alarming rate among children. Know which nutrients parents should add to their kids' diet, as suggested by an eye surgeon.