Nearsightedness (myopia) is when you have trouble focusing on things that are at a distance. Farsightedness (hyperopia) is when you have trouble focusing on things that are close to you.

Two common defects of the eyes are myopia (short-sightedness) and hyperopia (long-sightedness). In both cases, rays of light do not focus on the retina so a clear image is not formed. These two ...

Glaucoma is a silent disease that leads to blindness. However, 90% of blindness cases caused by glaucoma could be prevented ...

The global implantable collamer lens market is set to experience remarkable expansion in the coming decade, driven by the increasing adoption of minimally invasive vision correction procedures. Market ...

The goal of this research is to learn how emmetropia is normally produced and how the emmetropization mechanism is disrupted to produce myopia or hyperopia in humans.

To counter the trend, the ministry in the last fiscal year analyzed the data of 7,400 elementary and junior high school students, including whether or how students suffer from myopia or hyperopia ...