1. Myopia is a silent epidemic. Fully half of the world's population is projected to be nearsighted by 2050. [3] This incidence far exceeds normal expected levels, making myopia the epidemic that most ...

If your eyes feel tired, dry or blurry, it’s time to pay attention to your vision. While many modern habits strain vision, a ...

Almost half of the visual impairment in the world can be attributed to uncorrected refractive errors, and myopia constitutes a significant proportion of this problem. Myopia occurs when the focused ...

In a new consensus report, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine said that myopia should be classified as a disease that requires a medical diagnosis, and that children should ...

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

Myopia, which is also known as nearsightedness, represents a vision condition in which an object close to the eye is seen clearly, whereas objects farther away appear blurred. The name is derived from ...

When it comes to weak eyesight and poor vision, age is a common risk factor. However, one eye-related illness is more prevalent among young children than in adults. This condition is called myopia, or ...

The COVID-19 pandemic didn’t just reshape how children learn and see the world. It transformed the shape of their eyeballs. As real-life classrooms and playgrounds gave way to virtual meetings and ...

As an ophthalmologist, I see how addiction is affecting surgical outcomes.