Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a vision condition where close objects look clear but far objects look blurry. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get the USA TODAY app ...

Dual-focus contact lenses appeared effective in high myopia in teenagers and young adults, according to a study published in Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. Previous research has demonstrated ...

Children who wore soft multifocal contact lenses for myopia control had no loss of treatment effect after discontinuing the lenses as teenagers, according to a study published in JAMA ...

Myopia is the leading cause of distance vision impairment globally, and the number of people affected by myopia continues to rise with 50% of the world population estimated to be affected by 2050.

Around 1 in 3 children and teens around the world is short (near)-sighted, with the global prevalence of myopia set to top 740 million cases by 2050 in this age group, finds a pooled data analysis ...

Myopia usually starts during primary school years and tends to worsen until the eye has stopped growing, at about 20 years of age. There are factors that make it much more likely - living in East ...