Glasses to stop myopia or nearsightedness in children have been shown to work in a multi-site trial of 256 children and will go on sale later this year outside the United States. The glasses are the ...

Two years ago, Paul's teacher noticed that the 10-year-old boy could no longer see anything on the board at the front of the class. An ophthalmologist confirmed that Paul was one of the soaring number ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Abnormal accommodative function and unbalanced input of binocular visual signals could contribute to myopia ...

Research by a University of Houston College of Optometry scientist supports the continued investigation into how peripheral vision may contribute to myopia, or nearsightedness, and could be a pathway ...

There's a new tool on the way to help kids who are nearsighted. Experts say it can help their vision both now and in the future. The FDA has approved a new type of eyeglass lens to not only correct ...

Pinhole glasses, as the name implies, are glasses with tiny holes poked through their lenses. Whereas contact lenses and standard glasses redirect and focus rays of light into the retina, pinhole ...

How severe should myopia be in a pediatric patient to justify starting treatment, and when is it appropriate to begin ...

A decade into her optometry career, Marina Su began noticing something unusual about the kids in her New York City practice. More of them were requiring glasses, and at younger and younger ages. Many ...

As scientists try to untangle the reasons for skyrocketing rates of nearsightedness in kids, new treatment options can help prevent their vision from getting worse. In the U.S. myopia rates have ...