Myopia in children is on the rise. The condition – also known as shortsightedness – already affects up to 35% of children across the world, according to a recent review of global data. The researchers ...

Myopia in children is often detected late due to its gradual onset and subtle symptoms. Early detection is crucial for slowing progression and preventing severe conditions. Regular eye check-ups ...

Setting Participants were recruited in Beijing Tongren Hospital. Participants A total of 131 eyes were enrolled, which were divided into three groups: 45 eyes with emmetropia (EM; mean spherical ...

Objectives: To explore machine-learning applications in myopia prediction and analyze the influencing factors of myopia. Methods: Stratified cluster random sampling was used to select elementary ...

Myopia, a prevalent refractive error, primarily affects children and adolescents, characterized by excessive axial elongation causing distant objects to focus in front of the retina. This review ...

26 Higher accommodative convergence to accommodation (AC/A) ratio have also been found in children with myopia when compared to emmetropic children. 27 Age and refractive status are significant as the ...

Not any more. Over the past 30 years, there has been a surge in near-sightedness, or myopia, especially among children. Today, around a third of 5 to 19-year-olds are myopic, up from a quarter in ...

Flora Hui consults part-time as an optometrist at an independent optometry practice. Myopia in children is on the rise. The condition – also known as shortsightedness – already affects up to ...

“The Singularity is Nearer,” Ray Kurzweil, was on my library’s new bookshelves when I desperately needed reading material. I decided to risk it. Sadly, my expectations were met. It has ...

Aims To determine if ‘Defocus Incorporated Soft Contact’ (DISC) lens wear slows childhood myopia progression. Methods A 2-year double-blind randomised controlled trial was carried out in 221 children ...