But the question arises: why has there been an exponential rise in the need for glasses in our society? It is estimated that by 2050, fifty per cent of the population will have myopia. First ...

NIH-funded study finds progression of eye growth returns to normal in older teens, with no loss of treatment benefit.

The Italian French firm said the glasses could save more than one dioptre - the unit of measurement for optical power - over three years. Myopia occurs when there is too much distance between the ...

Two years ago, a teacher noticed that Paul, a 10-year-old boy, could no longer see anything written on the board at the front of the class. After some eyesight check-ups, Paul was found to be one ...

As a result, people with myopia have good near vision but poor distance vision. Single vision prescription glasses and contact lenses can correct myopic vision, but they fail to treat the ...

Dr. Stephanie Dotchin, a pediatric and adult ophthalmologist in Calgary, says myopia should not be dismissed as a trivial matter that can simply be corrected with glasses. "As your prescription ...