LASIK surgery continues to be one of the most popular and effective methods of correcting vision problems caused by ...

Going on holiday with a bunch of Singaporeans but forgot your contact lens solution? Someone else will most certainly have ...

RA was not different between the genders, but girls had higher prevalence and greater means of CA and IA. RA and CA increased in students with higher ametropia (more myopia and more hyperopia) and ...

Each year, more than 30 million people globally receive surgery to correct cataracts. As many people age, the crystalline ...

Genetics may raise the risk of poor vision in kids, but environment often decides how early or severe it gets.

Dry eye is very common, especially post corneal refractive surgery, and should be treated preoperatively with attention paid ...

In a new consensus report, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine said that myopia should be classified as a disease that requires a medical diagnosis, and that children ...

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 ...

Hyperopia, myopia, astigmatism, and strabismus were diagnosed by board-certified ophthalmologists using clinical judgment, medical history, and instrument-based inspections. The case group consisted ...

LASIK surgery is a common vision correction procedure for people with myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness) or astigmatism. 1 An alternative to wearing glasses or contact lenses ...

Furthermore, hyperopia, myopia, astigmatism, and strabismus significantly predicted the occurrence of ADHD. The time between enrollment and ADHD diagnosis was shorter for patients with ophthalmic ...

When myopia is considered a pathology Linking myopia to pathology prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2019 to define the condition as a major risk factor for so-called preventable ...