It’s common to struggle to see street signs or make out faces at a distance. Nearsightedness, or myopia, affects a record number of people worldwide as we spend unprecedented amounts of time indoors ...

Safal Khanal, OD, PhD, FAAO, was awarded a two-year R21 grant from the National Eye Institute to evaluate the efficacy of a novel, wavelength-based method in slowing the progression of myopia ...

Nearsightedness is also called myopia. Dr Jason Yam Cheuk-sing is the study’s lead author and an associate professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at CUHK. Yam said the increase in myopia ...

as this can help reduce the risk of developing myopia (nearsightedness). Regular eye check-ups every 6 to 9 months can help detect issues early and allow for prompt treatment. Although myopia ...

There are a few steps parents can take to reduce the risk of their child developing myopia or it getting worse, experts said.

the myopia rate had dropped to 8.4%. This nearly halved rate underscores the impact that regular exposure to outdoor environments can have on preventing nearsightedness in young children.

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