Dr. Joern Soltau said children need to start getting eye exams when they're very young.

Myopia, frequently called nearsightedness, can be as inconvenient as it is common. A vision condition that causes nearby objects to appear clear but distant ones to appear blurry, myopia can happen ...

A new report shows the benefit of wearing contact lenses for slowing myopia has a lasting effect -- good news since 50% of the world (5 billion people) will likely be nearsighted by 2050. Capping ten ...

Child eye test and eye exam. Little girl having eye check-up, with phoropter. Doctor performs eye test for child. This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine.

CLEAR THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THANK YOU OLGA. KIDS WHO STRUGGLE WITH NEARSIGHTEDNESS HAVE A NEW OPTION. THE FDA RECENTLY APPROVED NEW GLASSES THAT SLOW THE PROGRESSION OF THE CONDITION. KOAT ALYSSA MUNOZ ...

Typically, the news comes after the annual school vision screening: Johnny or Jane needs glasses for nearsightedness. More than one of four Americans are nearsighted, according to the American ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – For the first time, researchers are leading a national study to see if the onset of nearsightedness can be delayed – and consequently reduced in magnitude over a lifetime – with the ...

People have long taken for granted that glasses and contact lenses improve vision for nearsightedness, but the genetic factors behind the common condition have remained blurry. Now researchers at ...

IN SCHOOL READY SHAPE. NEW AT SIX KCCI. SUZANNE JOINS US TO TELL US ABOUT WORK BEING DONE IN CENTRAL IOWA FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE GOING NEARSIGHTED AT A YOUNG AGE. SUZANNE. BEN. IOWA REQUIRES CHILDREN TO ...