Near-sightedness, formally known as myopia, occurs when the eye elongates, causing light to focus in front of the retina instead of directly on it, producing blurry vision. Rates of myopia are ...

Experts also highlighted the shift in myopia progression among young adults. “Earlier, it was believed that refractive power stabilised by the age of 18 or 19, but today, due to excessive screen ...

We need to detect and treat problems that don’t have any symptoms- like glaucoma- early. There’s a lot of talk about myopia becoming a global epidemic. How does prolonged screen exposure contribute to ...

Spending two hours outdoors daily during the Covid pandemic prevented myopia progression. Let the teachers allow the children outdoors at least one hour twice a day. The Tribune, now published ...

It hadn’t occurred to me until I began speaking to the world’s leading myopia experts that I suffer from a disease. Least of all a preventable ­disease. Least of all a disease that if left to ...

Langis Michaud has received research funding from Bausch and Lomb, Neurolens and Fitlens. He has received speaker's fees from Johnson and Johnson and Essilor. Université de Montréal provides ...

If approved, SYD-101 would be the first and only pharmaceutical option for the treatment of progression of pediatric myopia in the United States. “The FDA acceptance of our NDA filing for SYD ...

A pair of University of Houston optometry researchers is warning against the use of low-level red light (LLRL) therapy as a method to control myopia, or nearsightedness, especially in children. Over ...