Nearsightedness, or myopia, is increasing at an eye-popping rate. By 2050, scientists predict more than 4.7 billion people, roughly half of the global population, will be nearsighted. Fortunately, ...

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 ...

People who are nearsighted may be nearly twice as likely to also develop glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness, according to a new study that summarizes earlier research. More than two million ...

The results of a new clinical trial suggest that the first drug therapy to slow the progression of nearsightedness in kids could be on the horizon. The three-year study found that a daily drop in each ...

Experts split on cause of sharp increase in nearsightedness. Dec. 16, 2009 — -- Don't look now, but you could be, right at this instant, contributing to a growing problem in America: ...

Ophthalmologist Dr Divya warns about the rising prevalence of myopia in children and emphasises the importance of recognising ...

Fearing that wearing glasses will worsen nearsightedness or make their children’s eyes look “dull,” many parents have chosen not to buy glasses for them. However, untreated refractive errors can lead ...

Firstborn children may have a slightly higher risk of becoming nearsighted later in life, compared with later-born siblings, new research suggests. In the study, researchers looked at birth order and ...

Many of us would be at a loss without our glasses. We asked historians and ophthalmologists how humans managed before modern corrective eyewear. Nearsightedness, or myopia, is increasing at an ...