Medically reviewed by Bryan M. Wolynski, OD Key Takeaways Nearsightedness makes it hard to see things that are far away, but ...

For people living with myopia, much of life — and in particular, life as viewed from a distance — is one big blur. The eye problem, also known as nearsightedness or shortsighteness, is marked by not ...

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 ...

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 ...

There are several surgical treatments for myopia, including LASIK and PRK. Each procedure comes with its own risks and benefits. Myopia — better known as nearsightedness — is a common condition that ...

Myopia, or near-sightedness, is a common eye condition that makes distant objects appear blurred. Mild to moderate forms of myopia can be corrected using glasses or contact lenses, but high myopia is ...

The market report provides current treatment practices, emerging drugs, market share of the individual therapies, and current and forecasted market size of Adult Myopia symptoms from 2018 to 2030 ...

For the first time, researchers are leading a national study to see if the onset of nearsightedness can be delayed – and consequently reduced in magnitude over a lifetime – with the use of eyedrops in ...

More children may have developed nearsightedness as an unexpected side effect of the Covid-19 pandemic, a new study suggests. An analysis of eye test data from nearly 2,000 Hong Kong school-age ...

Parents who are already buying glasses to correct their child’s myopia are already familiar with the pattern of appointments, rechecks to determine whether vision has changed, and the need for new ...

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