Low dose atropine eye drops safe and effective for short-sightedness in children, clinical trial suggests

Low-concentration atropine eye drops are a safe and effective treatment for short-sightedness (myopia) in UK children, ...
British Journal of Ophthalmology

Intereye differences in myopic macular degeneration, intraocular pressure and axial length: the Two-Continent Eye Study

Purpose To assess associations of myopic macular degeneration (MMD) with intraocular pressure (IOP). Methods The project ...
Kaleido Scope

Vision research tackles myopia epidemic and visual processing following disease-related vision loss

Vision scientists received two federal grants totaling nearly $4 million from the National Eye Institute to support groundbreaking research aimed at better understanding the myopia epidemic and the ...
WebMD

How to Slow Your Child’s Myopia Progression

The United States is fast becoming a nearsighted nation: More than 40% of Americans have myopia, and the number is climbing fast, especially for children. Experts aren’t sure why, but they believe ...
Healthline

Frequently Asked Questions About Surgical Procedures to Treat Myopia (Nearsightedness)

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 ...
CNET

Why Is Being Nearsighted So Common? A Look Into Why Vision Changes

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 ...
Forbes

A Sight To Behold: Correcting Vision With Glasses, Contacts, And LASIK

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...
Medical Xpress

Low-dose eye drops can manage adult myopia for 24 hours

Groundbreaking research from the University of Houston shows that a single low-dose atropine eye drop can produce daylong effects in managing myopia, or nearsightedness, which affects roughly ...
Business Wire

Kubota Vision Announces the Results of Clinical Study in Children Using Wearable Myopia Control Device based on Kubota Glass Technology

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kubota Vision Inc. (“Kubota Vision” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage specialty ophthalmology company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Kubota Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd ...
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Focus on Myopia – Pathogenesis and Rising Incidence

Myopia, commonly called nearsightedness, has been increasing globally. If current trends continue, there will be 5 billion near-sighted individuals globally by 2050. The understanding of myopia has ...
Healio

Structural, vascular changes related to central VF defects in myopic glaucoma

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “We purposed to evaluate the relationship between structural changes of the eyeball due to myopia and ...