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WCO CooperVision myopia management app being used in 126 countries
One year after its launch, the World Council of Optometry CooperVision Myopia Management Navigator app is being used in more ...
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What are the leading causes of blindness?
Glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration are two of the leading causes of blindness in Americans. Janine Austin Clayton, MD, of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), describes who is at risk ...
We’re in a short-sightedness epidemic – and we never saw it coming
What’s behind the shocking rise in myopia and how did we find ourselves walking blindfolded into a catastrophic loss of sight ...
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Children spending hours on screen risk poor vision – Physicians
Health experts have raised concerns over the dangers of children spending long hours on screen, revealing that the habit has been linked to adverse health outcomes, including eye-related problems such ...
Rates of myopia are rising significantly in Kiwi kids – but do parents even know what it is?
The number of children across New Zealand who are being diagnosed with myopia is rising rapidly – but new research from ...