Myopia, frequently called nearsightedness, can be as inconvenient as it is common. A vision condition that causes nearby objects to appear clear but distant ones to appear blurry, myopia can happen ...

Myopia, or nearsightedness, is common globally, but in some parts of east and southeast Asia rates are extremely high, affecting 80-90% of young people. A university in China is now collaborating with ...

Doing surgery on the back of the eye is a little like laying new carpet: You must begin by moving the furniture. Separate the muscles that hold the eyeball inside its socket; make a delicate cut in ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now approved the marketing of Essilor Stellest eyeglass lenses. It is now approved as a new treatment option designed to both correct myopia, which is ...

ST. LOUIS — Dr. Vito Vricella wants parents to know that there are other options than just prescribing new and stronger glasses every year for children. Glasses are prescribed to help vision but they ...

Child eye test and eye exam. Little girl having eye check-up, with phoropter. Doctor performs eye test for child. This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For eye care providers who practice evidence-based medicine, one guiding principle is the reliability of a ...

When Li Yun noticed her child was becoming near-sighted two years ago, the mother from northern China’s Hebei province decided to do everything she could to protect her child’s vision. Feeling that ...