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 ...

Nearsightedness, or myopia, is an eye problem that causes objects at a distance to appear blurry. A nearsighted person can see things close to them but have a hard time focusing on objects far away.

People with high myopia may experience quicker progression than people with less severe myopia. Other factors that can affect progression include how soon myopia is treated and a person’s age.

Daily screen time boosts myopia risk by 21%, prompting experts to recommend limits for children during developmental periods ...

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 ...

The study also found a rare and potentially blinding complication of severe nearsightedness is twice as prevalent in women compared to men.

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 ...

Eye strain caused by prolonged screen use is worsened by the fact that children often do not follow proper rest routines. According to Dr Pall, children tend to ignore early signs of eye strain, such ...

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 ...

with stronger effects observed in those with low to moderate nearsightedness than in those with more severe nearsightedness. High levels of exposure to PM10 were associated with a 67% increased ...