Myopia, or the need for corrected vision to focus or see objects at a distance, has become a lot more common in recent decades. Some even consider myopia, also known as nearsightedness, an epidemic.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Experts advise not waiting until children progress to start myopia control. Options include atropine, ...

Capping ten years of work to stem the tide of nearsightedness, David Berntsen, Golden-Golden Professor of Optometry and chair of Clinical Sciences at the University of Houston College of Optometry, is ...

As global demand for vision care grows, HOYA is leading the way with its innovative MiYOSMART to slow down childhood myopia progression. Annual myopia progression rate is most rapid for children under ...

University of Houston College of Optometry professor is co-leading a national $25 million NIH-funded clinical trial to delay the development of myopia. Researchers are testing whether low-concentrate ...

Safal Khanal, O.D., Ph.D., assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry, has been awarded a two-year R21 grant from the National Eye Institute to evaluate the ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized marketing of the first eyeglass lenses in the United States that not only correct nearsightedness in children, they can slow the progression of the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Prevent Blindness has declared August as Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month, a time to educate parents, ...

Flora Hui consults part-time as an optometrist at an independent optometry practice. Myopia in children is on the rise. The condition – also known as shortsightedness – already affects up to 35% of ...

IN SCHOOL READY SHAPE. NEW AT SIX KCCI. SUZANNE JOINS US TO TELL US ABOUT WORK BEING DONE IN CENTRAL IOWA FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE GOING NEARSIGHTED AT A YOUNG AGE. SUZANNE. BEN. IOWA REQUIRES CHILDREN TO ...