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

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 ...

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.

MINNEAPOLIS — Nearly 42% of Americans are now nearsighted — up from 25% 50 years ago. And half the world could be squinting by mid-century. So what causes myopia? Good Question. At the Children's ...

*The more time you spend staring at a computer screen or smartphone the more strain you’re putting on your eyes. As reported by Get Pocket, “When our eyes spend more time focusing on near objects, ...

Combat childhood myopia by balancing screen time with outdoor play to ensure healthy eye development. Prioritize natural ...

Ophthalmologist Thomas Aller has been practicing since 1986 and developed the most effective method yet for slowing the progression of myopia. What is myopia and how prevalent is it? Myopia, or ...

Lilith Sadil, 12, was examined at the Myopia Control Center at the University of California because her mother brought her in to check out a new treatment that could potentially make a difference. Eye ...

In the early 1980s Taiwan’s army realised it had a problem. More and more of its conscripts seemed to be short-sighted, meaning they needed glasses to focus on distant objects. “They were worried that ...