Twelve-year-old Olivia Kwan has worn glasses since first grade. "I couldn't even see things that my friends, even though they had glasses, could see," Kwan told Ivanhoe. Both her parents have myopia ...

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 ...

For many children, the experience of getting their first pair of glasses is an inevitable milestone, the first in a lifetime of visits to the eye doctor. But what if those lenses could actually help ...

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 ...

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Myopia or nearsightedness is a common vision problem that often begins between the ages of 6 and 14. Contacts or glasses can usually correct it, but new specialized lenses ...

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 ...

PARIS — 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 ...