Meredith R. Klifto, MD, is an assistant professor of ophthalmology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, ...

Myopia, or near-sightedness, is a condition where nearby objects appear clear, but distant objects look blurry. It is the most common refractive error, typically affecting the younger population ...

With school starting back up soon, now is a good time to get your child in for an eye exam -- especially since vision is so ...

Myopia is on the rise globally, expected to afflict half the world by 2050. Children's increased screen time and reduced ...

Children represent the future of our nation. Ensuring their vision is well-cared for today will profoundly impact their ...

Childhood myopia appears to be on the increase, and could be due to looking at small screens and less time spent outdoors ...

Autosomal dominant optic atrophy (ADOA), the most common genetic optic neuropathy, is an insidious disease. It often presents slowly during childhood by way of blurry vision, trouble reading or ...

The monsoon season brings welcome relief from the scorching heat but also creates conditions that allow many infections to ...

The MIT team proposes that such blurry, color-limited vision may result ... has screened and treated thousands of children in India, where reversible forms of vision loss such as cataracts are ...