Nikkhil K Masurkar Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 08:00 Hrs [IST] Myopia is a widespread vision issue affecting over two ...

Myopia prevalence is on the rise, with projections suggesting that by 2050, nearly one-half of the world’s population will have it. This increase is coupled with earlier onset, faster progression, and ...

"I was 12-years-old when I first got glasses. Children are coming in much earlier now with glasses, five, six, seven," said Dr. Michael Migliori, a surgeon and the Chief of Ophthalmology at Rhode ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children spent an average of 90 minutes outdoors per day. Exposures of at least 15 continuous minutes led to ...

WASHINGTON — With the greatly increased prevalence of myopia, commonly called nearsightedness, over the last three decades, the federal government should pursue policy changes that would encourage ...

The World Health Organization warns that by 2030, 40% of the world's population will be nearsighted. In the U.S. alone, myopia rates have soared over the past 50 years, from 25% in 1971 to nearly 42% ...

Late in 2024, a comprehensive study published in the British Journal of Opthalmology claimed that “the global prevalence of childhood myopia is substantial.” Based on the current trends, it predicted ...

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Distribution of changes in SER (a) and AL (b) of HAL and ESVL groups during 5 follow-up years, and distribution of SER (c) and AL (d) in HAL and ESVL groups after 5 years. AL, axial length; SER, ...

Ophthalmologists are raising alarms about an epidemic of childhood myopia. Nearsightedness typically develops between ages 3 and 10, when the eyeballs are rapidly growing, though it can progress ...