Nearsightedness can range from mild to legal blindness. It tends to progress as you age, but prevention is available. Share on Pinterest Also known as known as myopia, nearsightendess refers to a ...

The relationship between myopia and primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) was stronger in Asian, Black, and Hispanic individuals compared with White individuals. Myopia is associated with greater odds of ...

Research by a University of Houston College of Optometry scientist supports the continued investigation into how peripheral vision may contribute to myopia, or nearsightedness, and could be a pathway ...

The risk of developing high myopia is relatively high among children with myopia onset at a young age, while each year of delay in the age of onset substantially reduces the chance of developing high ...

Both astigmatism and myopia are issues that can affect a person’s vision. While they have similar symptoms and treatments are largely the same, they are distinct ocular conditions. Astigmatism and ...

If you've ever found yourself driving down the highway and noticed that billboards, traffic signs or vehicles in the distance appear blurry, chances are you're experiencing some form of myopia. This ...

The World Health Organization warns that by 2030, 40% of the world's population will be nearsighted. In the U.S. alone, myopia rates have soared over the past 50 years, from 25% in 1971 to nearly 42% ...

Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a common eye condition. More than 40% of Americans can't see clearly at a distance because their eye is longer than normal. Usually myopia doesn't cause any problems ...

Older patients with myopia had an increased risk of incident metabolic syndrome (MetS). The severity of myopia was not independently associated with future risk of MetS. Of 91,591 participants, 49.7% ...

In a cohort of over 1.2 million Taiwanese children followed up for at least 5 years, those with myopia had a higher risk for ocular problems than those without the condition. However, among children ...