Myopia is a refractive error (blurred vision at a given distance) that affects about 30% of the world's population. This ...

While there are more permanent treatments for nearsightedness in the works, nearsighted children tend to require glasses or contacts for life, and more severe cases can lead to more extreme eye ...

Recognizing the urgency of the issue, a group of high school students from Ottawa, Ontario, launched Project Brightsight, a community initiative as part of their local HOSA chapter aimed at educating ...

High levels of exposure to air pollution can increase the incidence of diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma, a recent study ...

Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is one of the most important vision-threatening complications secondary to pathological myopia (PM). In the last 20 years, there have been rapid advances in the ...

Glasses may work as a solution for some people, but the lenses required may be unacceptably thick for people with severe myopia. Contact lenses are also an option, but they need to be frequently ...

Just One Hour of Screen Time Increases Risk of Nearsightedness By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Each hour a person spends squinting into a ...

At the EnVision Summit 2025 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Poonam Misra, MD, and Alcina Lidder, MD, gave advice on managing ...

This shift reflects the scientific understanding that high myopia, a more severe form of the disorder, can potentially cause significant pathological changes. As an optometrist, this new ...