More than 40% of Americans are estimated to have myopia, also known as nearsightedness. While many may consider it a minor inconvenience easily remedied with glasses, authors of a report published ...

For many children, the experience of getting their first pair of glasses is an inevitable milestone, the first in a lifetime of visits to the eye doctor. But what if those lenses could actually help ...

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.

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. 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 ...

WASHINGTON — Researchers have developed new instruments for rigorously quantifying and comparing the light focusing properties of specialized eyeglass lenses that are used to slow the progression of ...

Myopia, frequently called nearsightedness, can be as inconvenient as it is common. A vision condition that causes nearby objects to appear clear but distant ones to appear blurry, myopia can happen ...

Child eye test and eye exam. Little girl having eye check-up, with phoropter. Doctor performs eye test for child. This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine.

Chinese report suggests electronic devices lead to vision problems. June 3, 2011— -- Students in Shanghai spend about three hours a day using electronic devices, and experts there believe that ...

Discover how Remidio's PRISTINE OBM 12 enhances pediatric myopia care through automated biometry, increasing accuracy and ...

Children who wore high-power bifocal contacts had less worsening of myopia. By Nicholas Bakalar Wearing bifocal contact lenses may slow the progression of nearsightedness in children, a new study in ...