Short-sightedness, or myopia, is a growing global health concern which is set to affect millions more children by 2050, the study warns. The highest rates are in Asia - 85% of children in Japan ...

Known as myopia, short-sightedness is one of the leading causes of visual disability in the world. A professor said education may unintentionally cause the condition. There were 68,000 ...

It may be irreversible, but the battle with short-sightedness needs to be contained, if not won. Read more at ...

Excessive daily screentime and not enough time outside may be putting more children at risk of short-sightedness.

New research shows the rate of myopia among children and teens worldwide has tripled over the past three decades, with a ...

The prevalence of myopia, or short-sightedness, in children is steadily increasing worldwide. Experts are sounding the alarm, pointing to excessive screen time as a significant contributing factor.

Myopia, or short-sightedness, is a common eye condition which is typically caused by excessive growth of the eye. It normally begins in childhood and continues to progress into early adulthood. In ...

Some megatrends in health care are occurring that deserve our attention. We already know that as much as one-third of the U.S ...

Children with myopia receiving 0.05% atropine showed less progression of the eye condition and axial elongation than those ...

Dr Samantha Lee used data collected from 600 young adults to figure out if digital screens had an impact on the development of myopia. She says she discovered that short-sightedness got worse in ...

During the lockdown period, their ocular muscles were stressed, resulting in Myopia. The study also revealed that, between 1990 and 2023, the percentage of people who are short-sighted (Myopia ...