Myopia occurs when the eye grows too long, increasing the distance between lens and retina such that the image produced by the lens comes into focus at a point in front of, rather than on, the retina.

As screen time increases and vision problems become more common at every age, many still misunderstand conditions like myopia ...

CHICAGO -- Posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens (IOL) implantation safely and predictably improves visual acuity over 5 years in patients with high myopia or high myopic astigmatism who are not ...

Myopia, or nearsightedness, develops through a molecular pathway distinct from the pathway that leads to hyperopia, or farsightedness. Resolving the molecular blur behind blurred vision, say ...

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) entered into a licensing arrangement with Vision Science and Technology Co. Ltd. (VST), a local start-up supported by HKSTP-PolyU Tech Incubation Fund (TIF ...

Myopia (nearsightedness) and hyperopia (farsightedness) develop through different molecular pathways, according to a new study. The finding provides a new understanding of myopia, the most common form ...

An innovative new contact lens developed by a Spanish researcher promises to improve the vision quality of thousands of people without surgery. The design represents the first contact lens capable of ...

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 ...