Myopia, or near-sightedness, is on the rise: Nearly half of the world’s population will be nearsighted by 2050, according to the World Health Organization. The condition is increasingly common among ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Gold: Let’s talk a little bit about myopia control and what you are doing in your practice. Roberto Warman, MD: ...

Avedro (Waltham, MA) landed a CE Mark in the European Union for its non-surgical myopia treatment device. The device, dubbed KXL II, can perform a photorefractive intrastromal cross-linking procedure, ...

Brianna Rhue, OD, FAAO, discusses the pitfalls of myopia treatment and accessibility of that treatment. There are still some pitfalls associated with myopia treatment in children, according to Brianna ...

Researchers at SIU’s School of Biological Sciences are leading the effort to create a cheaper, more environmentally-friendly ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For eye care providers who practice evidence-based medicine, one guiding principle is the reliability of a ...

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 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 ...

To address the increasing burden of myopia (near-sightedness) among children and young adults, Safdarjung Hospital has ...

The Myopia and Presbyopia Treatment Market is experiencing significant growth due to the increasing prevalence of vision loss from nearsightedness and age-related presbyopia. Elderly people and ageing ...

When Li Yun noticed her child was becoming near-sighted two years ago, the mother from northern China’s Hebei province decided to do everything she could to protect her child’s vision. Feeling that ...