Myopia Profile has announced the launch of Myopia Action Month, a global initiative to unite eye care professionals and combat childhood myopia through free online seminars, lectures by industry ...

FV Hospital, one of the largest private hospitals in Vietnam, has recently introduced a myopia control programme for children and adolescents aged 3-18. The new service aims to screen young people for ...

Five genetic variants may be linked to the onset of short-sightedness in people who study to university level. The discovery could help to identify children who are more likely to develop the ...

The United States is fast becoming a nearsighted nation: More than 40% of Americans have myopia, and the number is climbing fast, especially for children. Experts aren’t sure why, but they believe ...

More time outdoors and less time indoors, especially doing “close-up” work, can help prevent juvenile myopia and high myopia and lower the risks of future vision problems in children and young adults.

In a new consensus report, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine said that myopia should be classified as a disease that requires a medical diagnosis, and that children should ...

Myopia, commonly called nearsightedness, has been increasing globally. If current trends continue, there will be 5 billion near-sighted individuals globally by 2050. The understanding of myopia has ...

There are several surgical treatments for myopia, including LASIK and PRK. Each procedure comes with its own risks and benefits. Myopia — better known as nearsightedness — is a common condition that ...

Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a common type of refractive error where close objects appear clearly, but objects farther away appear blurred. Although this vision ...