Eye doctors say nearsightedness is increasing among children and adults, raising risks for glaucoma and cataracts.

CHARLOTTE — Are you not seeing as clearly as you once did? Doctors said they are seeing a surge in people who need glasses, many of them at a very young age. Boston News 25 delved into what ...

Myopia, frequently called nearsightedness, can be as inconvenient as it is common. A vision condition that causes nearby objects to appear clear but distant ones to appear blurry, myopia can happen ...

Myopia, or the need for corrected vision to focus or see objects at a distance, has become a lot more common in recent decades. Some even consider myopia, also known as nearsightedness, an epidemic.

ANSWER: Yes, that seems to be the trend, and it has been in the news recently. Nearsightedness is on the rise around the world. It’s called the Myopia Epidemic. One-third of 5 to 19-year-olds are ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Doctors at OHSU are trying to help manage the issue of the growing population of children being diagnosed with nearsightedness. OHSU doctors said a big reason this is an ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Myopia, or the need for corrected vision to focus or see objects at a distance, has become a lot more common in recent decades. Some even ...

Myopia rates will continue to increase for years to come, says Dr. Jennifer Qayum of Children's Mercy hospital in Kansas City. The rate of myopia, or nearsightedness, among young people worldwide is ...

According to the Journal of Ophthalmology, by the year 2050, 5 billion people will have myopia or nearsightedness. Myopia is the most common refractive error of the ...

A new review reveals that one in three kids now has myopia, with various factors contributing to the rise—and covid-19 may be one of them. Reading time 3 minutes If you had trouble seeing things in ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who are nearsighted may be nearly twice as likely to also develop glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness, according to a new study that summarizes earlier research.