Dual-focus contact lenses appeared effective in high myopia in teenagers and young adults, according to a study published in ...

Medically reviewed by Christine L. Larsen, MD Myopic macular degeneration (MMD), or pathological myopia, occurs when high myopia (severe nearsightedness) stretches the retina, causing symptoms like ...

Myopia is a refractive error (blurred vision at a given distance) that affects about 30% of the world's population. This proportion is increasing so quickly that it ...

Genetic factors play a significant role in determining risk. Individuals with family members who have high myopia or myopic macular degeneration should consider themselves at elevated risk and ...

Uncorrected myopia can impair vision, disrupting education, career prospects, and quality of life. By 2050, nearly half of the global population is estimated to become myopic. High myopia is often ...

A five-year clinical study has revealed that spectacle lenses equipped with highly aspherical lenslets (HAL) can significantly slow the progression of myopia and axial elongation in children.

Whether atropine should be the standard of care for halting myopia progression was a hot topic discussed at the Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology.

Myopia varies in severity, ranging from low myopia (less than 3 diopters) to high myopia (more than 6 diopters). The increase in screen time, particularly among children and young adults ...