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Aug. 11, 2020 —Children wearing multifocal contact lenses had slower progression of their myopia, according to new results. The findings support an option for controlling the condition, also called nearsightedness, ...
Jan. 19, 2022 —Changing environmental factors as well as changing gene-environment interactions could be to blame for increasing rates of myopia, also known as nearsightedness or shortsightedness, over time, ...
May 27, 2021 —New research from Australia indicates people with myopia are more likely to experience poorer sleep quality than people with normal vision. The study indicates that people with short-sightedness have ...
Oct. 7, 2021 —A new study has revealed a link between screen time and higher risk and severity of myopia, or short-sightedness, in children and young ...
June 1, 2023 —The results of a new clinical trial suggest that the first drug therapy to slow the progression of nearsightedness in kids could be on the horizon. The three-year study found that a daily drop in ...
Nov. 17, 2022 —Researchers have identified five genetic variants that increasingly raise a person's risk of becoming nearsighted the longer they stay in ...
Dec. 8, 2021 —Immune cells could be doing much more than we think in protecting our eyes -- researchers uncover new ...
May 25, 2022 —The cornea -- the transparent protective outer layer of the eye critical to helping us see -- produces a delicate and limited immune response to fight infections without damaging our vision, ...
July 18, 2022 —Most parents overlook simple steps to protect children's ...
Jan. 13, 2021 —What if the degenerative eye conditions that lead to glaucoma, corneal dystrophy, and cataracts could be detected and treated before vision is impaired? Recent findings point to the ciliary body as a ...
