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Focus on Myopia – Pathogenesis and Rising Incidence

Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a common type of refractive error where close objects appear clearly, but objects farther away appear blurred. Although this vision ...
Healio

Optic neuropathies in high myopia show links to axial length, optic disc size

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Population-based detailed information about the prevalences of all three types of optic nerve damage and their ...
Wall Street Journal

Smartphones and the Childhood Epidemic of Myopia

Journal Editorial Report: Tech companies and U.S. lawmakers are watching. Photo: Algi Febri Sugita/SOPA Images via Zuma Press Parents and politicians are waking up to how social media and smartphones ...
Wired

I Used Acuity Scheduling to Try to Organize My Business. Here’s How It Went

I tried Acuity Scheduling to see if it was the right fit for my growing business. Full disclosure: I'm just a woman, not a business, but I've been dabbling in astrology and tarot readings with friends ...
Nature

What are we learning from the world's myopia capital?

A global leader in eye health, the Singapore Eye Research Institute, is battling to address the problem of short-sightedness, and is using AI to speed up disease screenings. Four in five young adults ...