THE old wives tale that excessive screen time can give you square eyes may contain some truth, after a new study found it ...

A daily 1-hour increment in digital screen time was associated with 21% higher odds of myopia (nearsightedness),” says a meta ...

A recent study published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology has raised concerns over the growing prevalence of childhood myopia, predicting that by 2050, around 740 million children and young ...

A March 2024 study in the British Journal of Ophthalmology found that short-sightedness - known medically as 'myopia' - triped globally between 1990 and 2023. Scientists detected a 'notable' jump ...

The prevalence of myopia, or short-sightedness, in children is steadily increasing worldwide. Experts are sounding the alarm, pointing to excessive screen time as a significant contributing factor.

Two common defects of the eyes are myopia (short-sightedness) and hyperopia (long-sightedness). In both cases, rays of light do not focus on the retina so a clear image is not formed. These two ...

This is because they do not get the care they need for conditions like short and far-sightedness, glaucoma, and cataracts. The report found that ageing populations, changing lifestyles and limited ...

The number of children across New Zealand who are being diagnosed with myopia is rising rapidly – but new research from ...

Central California eye doctors are seeing more children developing near-sightedness. They say it's because kids are starting ...