Key messages Medicines, such as atropine, given as eye drops, can slow the progression of short- or near-sightedness (myopia) in children, and also reduce elongation of the eyeball due to myopia.

Myopia progression diminished with age; all refractive categories stabilised after age 15 years except for SER ≤−5 D who progressed up to −0.25 D annually until age 21 years. Conclusion Our ...

Aims To evaluate the 1-year efficacy of two new myopia control spectacle lenses with lenslets of different asphericity. Methods One hundred seventy schoolchildren aged 8–13 years with myopia of −0.75 ...

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 ...

Introduction High myopia, especially extreme axial myopia, poses a challenge for cataract surgery. Special considerations are required when treating such patients. Structural characteristics of eyes ...

In abandoning the 2023 Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement, the Trump administration has made a myopic, science-denying decision that hurts the Pacific Northwest (“Trump ends historic Columbia ...

Optometry professor secures $1.9 million grant from the National Eye Institute to combat myopia epidemic ...