An international study co-led by The University of Western Australia has created the equivalent of infant growth curve charts ...

Summer vacations are a time when children’s daily routines change a lot. No schools, lots of free time, too hot to play ...

Rates of childhood myopia have increased steadily over the past decade, with eye care professionals reporting that vision changes are appearing at younger ages. Astigmatism, which affects how light ...

More time spent exposed to screens is associated with a higher risk for myopia in children and adolescents; the use of computers and televisions appears to have the most significant effects on eye ...

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine researcher Jody Summers, Ph.D., has long hypothesized that inflammation plays a ...

More time outdoors and less time indoors, especially doing “close-up” work, can help prevent juvenile myopia and high myopia and lower the risks of future vision problems in children and young adults.

In September 2025, a first-of-its-kind medical device — glasses — to prevent pediatric myopia was granted marketing authorization by the FDA. In a 2-year randomized controlled trial, the Essilor ...

Myopia – otherwise known as short-sightedness – used to be considered a hereditary inevitability. If your parents needed glasses, chances were, you would too. It was just the luck of the draw. But ...