Myopia is skyrocketing around the world, often blamed on endless screen time — but new research suggests the real culprit may ...

For years, rising rates of myopia—or nearsightedness—have been widely attributed to increased screen time, especially among children and young adults. But new research from scientists at the SUNY ...

It’s not just the phone, it’s the lighting. Scientists have found a new biological link between dim indoor habits and the global nearsightedness epidemic.

Repeated low-level red light (RLRL) may be a successful preventive treatment to stave off nearsightedness in children, but questions about safety and potential implementation remain. In a randomized ...

For years, rising rates of myopia - or nearsightedness - have been widely attributed to increased screen time, especially ...

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.

The common condition - also known as myopia - may be driven less by screens and more by a common indoor visual habit.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Experts stress that avoiding long hours of close-up tasks in low light is a step towards prevention.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A bipartisan group of U.S. House of Representatives members wrote to the CDC asking about the agency’s efforts ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Younger Asian girls had the highest probability of developing myopia, while older white boys had the lowest.

In a new study from SUNY College of Optometry to be published in Cell Reports, Maharjan et al. demonstrate that human ...