For most people with myopia, being short-sighted is an inconvenience. However, for some, myopia can lead to blindness. Ahead ...

Nearsightedness, or myopia, refers to when closer objects are clear, but distant objects are blurry. There has been a significant rise in the prevalence of myopia among children and adolescents in ...

About 36% of children and teens globally have myopia or near-sightedness, meaning they have trouble with distance vision. And according to a new study published in the British Journal of ...

Further studies later in adolescence to test for tracking of these behaviours would further clarify the predictive nature of childhood myopia for the physical activity of children. We are extremely ...

People with this condition, he found, would habitually narrow their eyelids to focus their vision—an observation widely credited as the first attempt at defining nearsightedness, or myopia.

Your donation makes it possible for us to keep doing this important work, keeping you informed every step of the way to the November election Myopia tripled between 1990 and 2023 – and a ...

5:25 Myopia management: Signs and symptoms every parent should watch out for A new study is warning that children’s eye health around the world may be on the decline. Nearly one in three were ...

Myopia, a common vision issue affecting both young and old, does not improve with age as per experts. It typically stabilizes by the 20s or 30s but presbyopia can temporarily obscure its effects ...

Based on the figures and trends up to 2023, overall global myopia prevalence is projected to reach around 40% by 2050, exceeding 740 million cases, up from 600 million in 2030, they estimate. It ...