(HealthDay)—For children aged 6 to 8 years, home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a significant myopic shift, according to a study published online Jan. 14 in JAMA Ophthalmology.
Jan 19, 2021
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Children wearing multifocal contact lenses had slower progression of their myopia, according to results from a clinical trial funded by the National Eye Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health. The findings support ...
Aug 11, 2020
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Researchers from the Institute of Biomedical Sciences of the CEU UCH university show for the first time the relevance of oxidative stress and growth factors in the development of high myopia, in a study published in Frontiers ...
Jun 5, 2020
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The coronavirus pandemic is remaking the way children learn, and it could have an impact on their eyes.
May 21, 2020
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Three previously unknown genetic mechanisms have been discovered in causing myopia otherwise known as short or near-sightedness, finds a new study.
Mar 31, 2020
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The world's most common vision problem myopia or short/near sightedness, which causes damage to the eye and even blindness, just got easier to assess.
Jan 15, 2020
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The number of people with myopia, aka short-sightedness (difficulty seeing objects in the distance), has increased dramatically in recent years in various regions of the world.
Jan 7, 2020
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(HealthDay)—MiSight, the first contact lens indicated to slow the progression of myopia in children ages 8 to 12 years, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the agency announced Friday.
Nov 18, 2019
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Researchers from the Universities of Cardiff and Bristol have devised a test that could in future help to identify children at risk of developing a very common eye condition.
Nov 15, 2019
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Combining two different treatment methods to slow the progression of myopia may deliver better results than either can achieve on their own. A new, two-year study shows that treating children with eye drops and contact lenses ...
Oct 15, 2019
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