Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Does smartphone usage increase the risk of myopia? Greater use of smartphones may be associated with the increase in young ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 740 million young people could be short-sighted by 2050, study finds The number of short-sighted children and ...

A diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids, found predominantly in fish oils, may help ward off the development of short sightedness (myopia) in children, while a high intake of saturated fats, found in foods ...

Short-sightedness is driven by how we use our eyes indoors, suggests a new study. The common condition - also known as myopia - may be driven less by screens and more by a common indoor visual habit, ...

Myopia, or nearsightedness, is expected to impact millions of children by 2050. Currently, one in three children suffer from this condition, which limits their ability to see distant objects clearly.

We are faced with a global epidemic of myopia (short-sightedness) because we are deprived of deep violet light (360-400 nm). Myopia is projected to rise from 23 to 50 percent of the world’s population ...

A major study of laser correction for short-sightedness shows that the procedure is as safe and effective in older teenagers as it is in adults, according to research presented today (Tuesday) at the ...

Myopia has long been linked to spending too much time inside, but new research suggests that just simulating the outdoors in classrooms could help ward off the condition in children. Short-sightedness ...

Copenhagen, Denmark: A major study of laser correction for short-sightedness shows that the procedure is as safe and effective in older teenagers as it is in adults, according to research presented ...

Children with short-sightedness are being stopped from using NHS vouchers to help pay for new treatment unlike in other parts of the UK, Northern Ireland optometrists have said. The chair of Optometry ...