Myopia, also referred to as nearsightedness, is an eye condition where people face difficulty in seeing objects that are far ...

Doctors are looking for creative ways to solve an eye problem that is becoming more common among children and teens. Myopia, the medical term for nearsightedness, is a vision condition where close ...

“Myopia is not just a matter of needing glasses or contact lenses,” Gawne said. “The increased axial length of the eye remains a major risk factor for vision-threatening diseases. Our goal is to ...

A Prescription Drug User Fee Act target date of October 23, 2025 has been assigned to the application. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the New Drug Application (NDA) for ...

Did you know that doctors of optometry are often the first health care practitioners to examine someone with undiagnosed myopia as part of our eyes? We're learning more about the importance of ...

Myopia prevalence is on the rise, with projections suggesting that by 2050, nearly one-half of the world’s population will have it. This increase is coupled with earlier onset, faster progression, and ...

First MHRA-approved low-dose atropine eye drop to slow the progression of myopia (short-sightedness) in children aged 3-14 years with a progression rate of 0.5 D or more per year and a severity of -0.

Children are developing nearsightedness earlier in life, and while looking too long and too close at phones and tablets may play a role, the answer is not that simple, according to a Connecticut ...

Children with myopia using 0.05% atropine eye drops had less myopia progression and/or less axial elongation compared with those using placebo or 0.01% atropine, though they had higher rates of ...