Aims This study aimed to explore ocular and systemic factors associated with pathologic myopia in patients with high myopia ...

Myopia is the most common eye disease worldwide, with prevalence rates of 25-50% among adults in the United States and Europe, and up to 85-90% among young people in Asian countries. In East Asia, ...

Impact Biotech Ltd. has entered into an agreement with Maastricht University to collaborate on research focused on eye treatment to arrest the progression of pathological myopia, also known as myopic ...

Going nearsighted is a normal part of aging, but not a normal part of growing up, which is why so many people are concerned about rates of myopia soaring among children. In China, where they track ...

Capping ten years of work to stem the tide of nearsightedness, David Berntsen, Golden-Golden Professor of Optometry and chair of Clinical Sciences at the University of Houston College of Optometry, is ...

In 350 B.C.E. Aristotle noted that some people went about their days with what he called “short sight.” People with this condition, he found, would habitually narrow their eyelids to focus their ...

New research uncovers how everyday screen time and reading behaviors could shape kids’ eye health, offering insights for early myopia prevention. Study: Thicker peripapillary choroid may be associated ...