LAS VEGAS — Eye care providers have a responsibility to explain to parents the risks of progression if their child’s myopia is left untreated, according to panelists at Vision Expo West. “We know the ...

In the overall cohort of over 2,000 children in this retrospective observational study, the change in mean spherical equivalent from 2020 to 2021 was 2.2 times greater than the change from 2019 to ...

The World Health Organization warns that by 2030, 40% of the world's population will be nearsighted. In the U.S. alone, myopia rates have soared over the past 50 years, from 25% in 1971 to nearly 42% ...

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 late September the U.S. Food and Drug Administration made an announcement that has the potential to positively impact tens of millions of kids for the rest of their lives. That’s because the FDA ...

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 ...

As scientists try to untangle the reasons for skyrocketing rates of nearsightedness in kids, new treatment options can help prevent their vision from getting worse. In the U.S. myopia rates have ...

This year again, the CAO and its partners are committed to debunking myths about myopia and encouraging annual eye exams for children to protect their sight from a younger age. OTTAWA, ...

Langis Michaud has received research funding from Bausch and Lomb, Neurolens and Fitlens. He has received speaker's fees from Johnson and Johnson and Essilor. Université de Montréal provides funding ...