All children are at risk for developing myopia (nearsightedness); however, if one or both parents of the child has nearsightedness, the child will have a higher risk of developing nearsightedness. The ...

must "support the prevention and treatment of eye disease, as well as vision rehabilitation, to ensure better health outcomes for Canadians." The fight against myopia should be a natural part of this ...

World Health Organisation predicts that by 2050, 50 per cent of the global population will have myopia, with 10 per cent at risk of developing high myopia.

Timothy Gawne, PhD, FAAO, UAB School of Optometry professor, has been awarded an R01 grant to investigate the growing epidemic of myopia (nearsightedness), a condition affecting over 40 percent of the ...

Myopia, or nearsightedness, is common globally, but in some parts of east and southeast Asia rates are extremely high, affecting 80-90% of young people. A university in China is now collaborating ...

One more city in China recently launched a pilot of the "circuit breaker mechanism" for homework, which allows students to stop working even if their homework is unfinished, with parental approval and ...

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A global leader in eye health, the Singapore Eye Research Institute, is battling to address the problem of short-sightedness, and is using AI to speed up disease screenings. Four in five young ...

Just One Hour of Screen Time Increases Risk of Nearsightedness By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Each hour a person spends squinting into a ...