A Chinese study reveals that secondhand smoke exposure significantly increases the risk of early-onset myopia in children ...

Once myopia starts, it worsens quickly and can’t be reversed. Learn how you can help to slow the progression of your child’s myopia to protect their sight.

Daily use of diversified segmental defocus optimization (DSDO) spectacle lenses delays the onset of myopia among children, ...

Screens, indoor life are threatening your child’s vision and behind the alarming rise of myopia in India. Know 5 tips for ...

Myopia, also known as nearsightedness or shortsightedness, is common among children of all ages. Five percent of preschoolers, 9% of elementary-age children, and 30% of adolescents in the United ...

Myopia hasn’t been considered an urgent issue up to this point, she said, but its potential impact on children should make it one. Research has shown poor vision decreases academic performance.

Especially as the problem appears to be getting worse among U.S. children. Myopia rates in the U.S. have skyrocketed over the past 50 years, from 25% in the 1970s to nearly 42% in 2017, ...

Parents should encourage their children to spend at least two hours outdoors every day, especially for kids aged 5 to 15, as this can help reduce the risk of developing myopia (nearsightedness).

In a study (DOI: 10.1186/s40662-025-00426-4) published March 17, 2025, in Eye and Vision, a team from the National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases at Wenzhou Medical University ...