Myopia, frequently called nearsightedness, can be as inconvenient as it is common.A vision condition that causes nearby objects to appear clear but distant ones to appear blurry, myopia can happen ...

Myopia is the same eye disorder that most people refer to as nearsightedness. And it isn't something that is usually thought to be preventable.

As screentime soars, experts urge families to prioritize outdoor play and proven treatments to protect kids' vision.

Next month, UC Berkeley is opening a myopia control clinic at the optometry school targeted to children who are nearsighted. The plan will be to diagnose children early and get them into a ...

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.

Myopia, the common vision problem that causes close objects to appear clearly but not far ones, is on the rise globally. Also called nearsightedness, symptoms of myopia can include headaches ...

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 ...

Childhood myopia (nearsightedness) is on track to reach epidemic levels in the United States and worldwide by the middle of this century.“In general, we’ve seen a trend toward increased myopia ...

Myopia, which means nearsightedness, comes from two Greek words meaning “close” and “eyes,” probably from the squinting that myopic patients do in order to see better. Whatever you call it, myopia is ...

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.

Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a very common eye condition. A person with myopic can see objects close-up clearly but distant objects appear blurry. When light enters the eye, ...

According to a study published in 2024 in the American Medical Association's Journal of Ophthalmology, 79% of children and ...