High-tech eyeglass lenses meant to slow childhood nearsightedness are already showing up on South Florida faces, and early reviews from families are surprisingly enthusiastic. Parents trying Essilor ...

Repeated low-level red light (RLRL) may be a successful preventive treatment to stave off nearsightedness in children, but questions about safety and potential implementation remain. In a randomized ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A bipartisan group of U.S. House of Representatives members wrote to the CDC asking about the agency’s efforts ...

Myopia, or the need for corrected vision to focus or see objects at a distance, has become a lot more common in recent decades. Some even consider myopia, also known as nearsightedness, an epidemic.

In a new consensus report, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine said that myopia should be classified as a disease that requires a medical diagnosis, and that children should ...

Myopia is developing at a significant rate among young people, and screens are probably not the only factors involved. While ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Myopia, commonly called nearsightedness, is a ...

“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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Prevalence of these disorders increases with myopia severity. Myopia prevention strategies and psychological ...

Dim indoor light and prolonged close focus may be quietly fueling the global rise in nearsightedness.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

This chapter establishes the significance of myopia by examining prevalence throughout the world and in the United States. It also examines how myopia is defined and measured, which is fundamental to ...