Myopia represents the most common cause of vision impairment worldwide, and many attempts have been made with spectacles, rigid lenses, therapeutics, and other techniques to control its progression in ...

Suggested Citation: "1 Introduction." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Myopia: Causes, Prevention, and Treatment of an Increasingly ...

Childhood myopia is rising fast across Europe, yet remains overlooked. Without action, half of Western school‑leavers may be ...

Repeated low-level red light (RLRL) may be a successful preventive treatment to stave off nearsightedness in children, but questions about safety and potential implementation remain. In a randomized ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A bipartisan group of U.S. House of Representatives members wrote to the CDC asking about the agency’s efforts ...

Myopia is simply the inability to see objects at a distance – for eg a black board or a traffic signal. The solution is simple: get an eye test and wear spectacles. But if vision problems are left ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A number of options for slowing myopia progression exist, but questions remain: when to discontinue treatment ...

Myopia, or nearsightedness, has become increasingly common over the past few years around the world. Data highlights that by 2050, the global prevalence of myopia is predicted to increase, and nearly ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Myopia, commonly called nearsightedness, is a ...

Three years ago, I wrote an article, “Myopia: The other pandemic,” (Commentary, 6/21/20) discussing the rapid rise of myopia in the world. While COVID-19 appears to be receding in our rearview mirrors ...