Soaring rates of short-sightedness in children are alarming parents and doctors around the world. Can we turn the tide? In the late 1980s and 1990s, parents in Singapore began noticing a worrying ...

Family Focus, an Aurora nonprofit, will hold a back-to-school fair Saturday, July 12. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the agency's office, 1444 N. Farnsworth Ave., Suite 200. The ...

Gen Zers staring at their phones are literally short-sighted – and face a blindness epidemic if they continue to stay indoors, a leading eye surgeon warns in a new report.

Number of children with near-sightedness increasing globally, study says 01:07. BOSTON - A new study finds a startling number of children worldwide are developing near-sightedness.

Near-sightedness, formally known as myopia, occurs when the eye elongates, causing light to focus in front of the retina instead of directly on it, producing blurry vision.

d) US$14.3 billion is needed to address the backlog of 1 billion people living with vision impairment or blindness due to short and far sightedness, and cataracts. Categories: Health & Science ...

Short-sightedness was detected in 22 per cent of six-year-olds – a staggering fivefold jump compared with before Covid. A lack of natural light while spending more time indoors due to pandemic ...

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Soaring rates of short-sightedness in children are alarming parents and doctors around the world. Can we turn the tide? In the late 1980s and 1990s, parents in Singapore began noticing a worrying ...

BOSTON - A new study finds a startling number of children worldwide are developing near-sightedness. About 36% of children and teens globally have myopia or near-sightedness, meaning they have ...