Myopia is the most common eye disease worldwide, with prevalence rates of 25-50% among adults in the United States and Europe, and up to 85-90% among young people in Asian countries. In East Asia, ...

Going nearsighted is a normal part of aging, but not a normal part of growing up, which is why so many people are concerned about rates of myopia soaring among children. In China, where they track ...

Impact Biotech Ltd. has entered into an agreement with Maastricht University to collaborate on research focused on eye treatment to arrest the progression of pathological myopia, also known as myopic ...

In 350 B.C.E. Aristotle noted that some people went about their days with what he called “short sight.” People with this condition, he found, would habitually narrow their eyelids to focus their ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . This issue’s roundtable from our pediatric ophthalmology colleagues covers two important topics: amblyopia ...

New research uncovers how everyday screen time and reading behaviors could shape kids’ eye health, offering insights for early myopia prevention. Study: Thicker peripapillary choroid may be associated ...

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Children are developing nearsightedness earlier in life, and while looking too long and too close at phones and tablets may play a role, the answer is not that simple, according to a Connecticut ...