If you've ever found yourself driving down the highway and noticed that billboards, traffic signs or vehicles in the distance appear blurry, chances are you're experiencing some form of myopia. This ...

Almost half of the visual impairment in the world can be attributed to uncorrected refractive errors, and myopia constitutes a significant proportion of this problem. Myopia occurs when the focused ...

A study of 4,500 U.S. children over 20 years has identified a single test that can predict which kids will become nearsighted by the eighth grade: a measure of their ...

Myopia is a condition where a person cannot see distant objects clearly. This vision problem is experienced by almost one-third of the population. Myopia affects men and women equally. It is often ...

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 ...

Children who read too close, watch too much TV, or spend too much time staring at computers and tablets are not more likely to develop myopia, or nearsightedness, in the future. Instead, researchers ...

20 years of research counters notion that near work causes shortsight A study of 4,500 US children over 20 years has identified a single test that can predict which kids will become nearsighted ...

5:25 Myopia management: Signs and symptoms every parent should watch out for A new study is warning that children’s eye health around the world may be on the decline. Nearly one in three were ...

There might be something to the stereotype of the nerd with glasses. According to new research, nearsightedness is related to education. A study published Wednesday in the BMJ found that the more ...