There is a growing epidemic that now plagues nearly two billion people worldwide. Its deleterious effects include elongated eyeballs and serious impairment of vision. But this epidemic is not due to a ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Nearly 42% of Americans are now nearsighted — up from 25% 50 years ago. And half the world could be squinting by mid-century. So what causes myopia? Good Question. At the Children's ...

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Ophthalmologist Thomas Aller has been practicing since 1986 and developed the most effective method yet for slowing the progression of myopia. What is myopia and how prevalent is it? Myopia, or ...

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 ...

*The more time you spend staring at a computer screen or smartphone the more strain you’re putting on your eyes. As reported by Get Pocket, “When our eyes spend more time focusing on near objects, ...

Approved by the FDA, these glasses will slow down myopia and reduce the risk of blindness when the child grows up.

Hudson Tower, at the Hudson Building at Duke Eye Center, is lit blue and green in honor of “National Donate Life Month” in April, 2022. Bill Snead Myopia, or nearsightedness, is on the rise. According ...

Children living in heavily polluted cities could be at risk of going permanently blind, a study warns. Researchers recruited 30,000 school children in China and had them undergo a series of vision ...