This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

Most school-aged children demonstrated less than 1 D of myopic spherical equivalent difference between noncycloplegic and cycloplegic refractions, although hyperopia, age and race contributed to ...

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 ...

Nearsightedness (myopia) is the ability to see objects up close clearly, while objects in the distance appear blurry. Farsightedness (hyperopia) is seeing objects in the distance more clearly than ...

Treatment options for farsightedness include glasses, contact lenses, and numerous surgical procedures that vary in effectiveness. Farsightedness, also known as “hyperopia,” is one of the most common ...

The term "20/20 vision" refers to how sharp your eyes are when you look at a standard eye chart (Snellen chart) from a distance of 20 feet (or 6 meters)—depending on where you live. In the United ...

Hypermetropia and presbyopia are both forms of refractive error and cause blurred vision. They have different causes and require different treatments. Are objects far ...

Which eye problems should parents watch for in children and teenagers? Learn about the five most common conditions and when to act.

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A study conducted in Dalian, China, found that children aged 6 to 18 years in urban areas had a higher likelihood of myopia and anisometropia compared with students in rural areas. School children who ...