Myopia is booming. Can we stop the epidemic of short-sightedness?

Childhood myopia (short-sightedness) is becoming one of the fastest-growing public health challenges worldwide. Research by the Brien Holden Vision Institute estimates that nearly half of the world's ...

Almost half of the visual impairment in the world can be attributed to uncorrected refractive errors, and myopia constitutes a significant proportion of this problem. Myopia occurs when the focused ...

Slowing the progression of myopia in children early may matter far more than we realise for their lifelong eye health, says Dr Foo Li Lian.

Our children’s eyesight is worse than ever – but there’s an easy solution - LET’S UNPACK THAT: Rates of childhood myopia have ...

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Children's eyesight is steadily getting worse with one in three now short-sighted or unable to see things in the distance clearly, a global analysis suggests. The researchers say Covid lockdowns may ...

Some repeated low-level red light therapy devices for myopia control may not meet safety standards for lasers and ophthalmic ...

Although they are more expensive than standard myopia correction lenses, these optical devices effectively slow down myopia and, as a result, prevent its harmful consequences. Unfortunately, they are ...

As the rate of myopia in children grows, research is keeping a finger pointed at the fact much of our lives is spent indoors. Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with a focus on health ...