Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “[Myopia] is a growing worldwide problem without a cure, but we can do some things,” Kohnen said. Outdoor recess ...

Wei Wenbin, a renowned doctor from Beijing Tongren Hospital, gives a lecture on myopia prevention, in Beijing on May 17, 2019. [Photo courtesy of the CSCLF] The high rate of myopia in Chinese ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Myopia Profile has announced the launch of Myopia Action Month, a global initiative to unite eye care ...

Jeffrey Walline, OD, PhD, delivered the 2021 Springer Lecture. This was the 23rd year for this esteemed event, which is supported by the Nathaniel E. Springer Memorial Fund established in 1999 by the ...

The 20th Springer Award Honoree, Dr. Thomas Norton, professor emeritus, presented a lecture entitled "Toward Myopia Control: from animal models to children—the UAB connection" to students, faculty, ...

There are several surgical treatments for myopia, including LASIK and PRK. Each procedure comes with its own risks and benefits. Myopia — better known as nearsightedness — is a common condition that ...

Myopia, or nearsightedness, affects about a quarter of the U.S. population. It can be managed or delayed, but there is no known cure. If you can see things clearly up close, but they get blurrier as ...

Myopia, which is also known as nearsightedness, represents a vision condition in which an object close to the eye is seen clearly, whereas objects farther away appear blurred. The name is derived from ...

Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a common eye condition that makes focusing on objects in the distance difficult. However, items that are close will likely appear perfectly clear. People can treat ...