The progression of myopia among school-aged children in China appeared to primarily affect changes in inner retinal thickness over the course of 1 year, according to research. “With the ...

Researchers link early cone dysfunction in RPGR-related retinal dystrophy to high myopia, with timing of degeneration ...

A cohort of patients with high myopia experienced significantly low levels of thinning in the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer in the temporal quadrant and macular retinal nerve fiber layer ...

Advanced Photonix Inc. in Camarillo says it has received a $360,000 order to provide its cooled detectors to British company Optos.

In cases with very high myopia progression, however, scleral reinforcement surgery is used to reduce or stop further damage caused by high myopia, which often can be degenerative.

‘Children of two parents with myopia have a higher risk of developing the condition compared to those with one myopic parent. If one parent has myopia, the child’s risk for developing myopia is around ...

Childhood myopia, or nearsightedness, is growing rapidly in the U.S. and around the world. Researchers say kids who spend two hours outside every day, are less likely to develop the condition.

Medically reviewed by Christine L. Larsen, MD Myopic macular degeneration (MMD), or pathological myopia, occurs when high myopia (severe nearsightedness) stretches the retina, causing symptoms ...

The Fife-based eye test firm, Optos, agrees to be taken over by the Japanese group Nikon in a deal worth £259m.

The retinal imaging company, Optos has unveiled a new device to help detect changes at the very edge of the eye. The Fife-based firm sells eye-testing machines which can detect high blood pressure ...