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 ...

Eye specialists say there are ways to mitigate a common eye condition that's typically treated with corrective lenses.

Researchers are not sure exactly what causes myopia, but it is understood that genetics play an important role. Studies have shown that if a child has one parent who is nearsighted, the child is twice ...

The strain this puts on the eye muscles can cause myopia. "When we're indoors, we're focused on near work most of the time, we're looking at one spot," Christian told CBC News in an interview. "When ...

Prolonged exposure to screens is harmful to the eyes, but it doesn’t seem so easy to give them up to protect your eye health.

Myopia occurs when the shape of the eye causes light rays to bend and focus in front of the retina instead of on it. The retina is a nerve at the back of the eye that converts light into ...