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 ...

Corrective eye surgery helps many people get rid of their glasses and contact lenses. For many who are nearsighted, surgery is not an option. A new lens implant approved by the Food and Drug ...

ANSWER: Yes, that seems to be the trend, and it has been in the news recently. Nearsightedness is on the rise around the world. It’s called the Myopia Epidemic. One-third of 5 to 19-year-olds are ...

Clarity Eye Centre announced the arrival of Johnson & Johnson's next-generation SILK™ Laser Eye Technology, now available to patients in Hong Kong. The clinic is the first in the city to widely offer ...

It's a good time to be an optometrist - new research finds more Americans need corrective lenses to improve their vision. An analysis from the National Eye Institute reveals a sharp increase ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dr. Emily Thomas didn’t intend to cry when she stepped out of the eye doctor’s chair after her surgery. But it was the first time ...

A 52-year-old woman from Mumbai, who had been struggling with poor vision due to high myopia and cataracts, has regained her eyesight and confidence after undergoing advanced cataract surgery.

The past few decades have seen a stunning rise in the incidence of near-sightedness, also called myopia. Mounting evidence points to children now spending most of their daylight hours in relatively ...

Scientists are on the verge of developing a less invasive and more affordable, incision-free method to treat vision problems. Chemists in California stumbled upon the idea that vision issues could be ...