Researchers have built a high-frequency ultrasonography system to measure eye size and how quickly eyes grow to better understand myopia and its contributing factors. Modern living may be ...

These include early-onset hypertension, obesity, insulin resistance, sleep disorders, acquired autism, and notably ... and degenerative conditions linked to high myopia. Children who use multiple ...

(4) Greater rates of myopia progression usually lead to high myopia and lasting vision complications if not treated, such as macular degeneration, retinal detachment or even glaucoma which may ...

But these days, "about 50% of my patients have myopia, which is an incredibly high number." Ekdawi calls the increase astronomical. Myopia occurswhen the eyeball stretches and grows too long ...

Myopic macular degeneration (MMD), or pathological myopia, occurs when high myopia (severe nearsightedness) stretches the retina, causing symptoms like blurry vision and blind spots. MMD affects ...

Perspective from John Assan, OD, FAAO Dual-focus contact lenses appeared effective in high myopia in teenagers and young adults, according to a study published in Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics.

According to a secondary analysis of the 24- Month Myopia Outcome Study of Atropine in Children (MOSAIC) trial, 0.05% atropine eye drops were more effective in controlling myopia progression and ...