A global study found a jump in short-sightedness among children worldwide. The authors predict that in the year 2050, ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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