Myopia control is not just for children with progressive myopia; it can be applied to adults and pre-myopes as well, according to a speaker at Vision Expo.“[There are] two things I want you to be ...

In September 2025, a first-of-its-kind medical device — glasses — to prevent pediatric myopia was granted marketing authorization by the FDA. In a 2-year randomized controlled trial, the Essilor ...

Child eye test and eye exam. Little girl having eye check-up, with phoropter. Doctor performs eye test for child. This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine.

Myopia, or the need for corrected vision to focus or see objects at a distance, has become a lot more common in recent decades. Some even consider myopia, also known as nearsightedness, an epidemic.

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 should ...

Students across the country are heading back to the classroom, and as parents prepare their kids, a comprehensive eye exam should be included on their back-to-school checklist. Experts say use of ...

As the rate of myopia in children grows, research is keeping a finger pointed at the fact much of our lives is spent indoors. Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with a focus on health ...

David G. Hunter is president of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, a professor of ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and co-founder of the medical device company ...

The United States is fast becoming a nearsighted nation: More than 40% of Americans have myopia, and the number is climbing fast, especially for children. Experts aren’t sure why, but they believe ...

As red-light laser therapy gains popularity in Asia for slowing myopia in children, reports of vision damage have emerged, ...