Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Prevalence of these disorders increases with myopia severity. Myopia prevention strategies and psychological ...

The World Health Organization warns that by 2030, 40% of the world's population will be nearsighted. In the U.S. alone, myopia rates have soared over the past 50 years, from 25% in 1971 to nearly 42% ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Our understanding of myopia has advanced in recent years, with more information available and a knowledge base ...

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 ...

Every year, the UdeM School of Optometry professor looks at over 2,000 articles to trace major developments in how myopia has been understood and treated over the past quarter century and to extract ...

Rates of childhood myopia have increased steadily over the past decade, with eye care professionals reporting that vision changes are appearing at younger ages. Astigmatism, which affects how light ...