In the systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis, a daily 1-hour increment in digital screen time was associated with 21 per cent higher odds of myopia (nearsightedness).

Around 28% of the global population has low myopia, and around 4% has high myopia. If you have high myopia, your nearsightedness will usually stabilize in your twenties. People with more severe ...

In today’s digital age, where screens dominate nearly every aspect of daily life, the prevalence of myopia, commonly known ... retina lacks pain receptors, people often don’t realize or ...

The research team said they were recruiting people to join a study that tested combining atropine eye drops with red light therapy. Special glasses help slow progression of myopia in children ...

Overall, each extra hour of daily screen time was associated with a 21 percent higher risk of developing myopia, or ...

A study of people of African ancestry confirmed myopia raises the risk for conversion to primary open-angle glaucoma, but ...

Worldwide, and especially in Asia, myopia is a major vision-threatening disorder. From AD 1600 on, to prevent myopia, authors warned against near work without sufficient pauses. There was an abundance ...

A new study looks at the relationship between digital screen time and nearsightedness. KYW medical editor Dr. Brian McDonough explores the issue.

In a study published in JAMA Network Open, Korean researchers found that every hour of screen time a day was associated with ...

Late in 2024, a comprehensive study published in the British Journal of Opthalmology claimed that “the global prevalence of childhood myopia is ... children and young people with near ...

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