1. Myopia is a silent epidemic. Fully half of the world's population is projected to be nearsighted by 2050. [3] This incidence far exceeds normal expected levels, making myopia the epidemic that most ...

Nikkhil K Masurkar Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 08:00 Hrs [IST] Myopia is a widespread vision issue affecting over two ...

In a new consensus report, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine said that myopia should be classified as a disease that requires a medical diagnosis, and that children should ...

Common eye conditions are linked to increased risks for incident attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, particularly in ...

Wearing corrective lenses is one of the most effective ways to manage early-onset myopia. Beyond providing a clearer vision, ...

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 ...

The COVID-19 pandemic didn’t just reshape how children learn and see the world. It transformed the shape of their eyeballs. As real-life classrooms and playgrounds gave way to virtual meetings and ...

Myopia, which is also known as nearsightedness, represents a vision condition in which an object close to the eye is seen clearly, whereas objects farther away appear blurred. The name is derived from ...

As we approach the 2026 school year, optometrists are encouraging parents to make outdoor play a priority for their children this school year with new ...

As an ophthalmologist, I see how addiction is affecting surgical outcomes.