The COVID-19 pandemic didn’t just reshape how children learn and see the world. It transformed the shape of their eyeballs. As real-life classrooms and playgrounds gave way to virtual meetings and ...

Doctors are looking for creative ways to solve an eye problem that is becoming more common among children and teens. Myopia, the medical term for nearsightedness, is a vision condition where close ...

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 ...

Combat childhood myopia by balancing screen time with outdoor play to ensure healthy eye development. Prioritize natural ...

Myopia has long been linked to spending too much time inside, but new research suggests that just simulating the outdoors in classrooms could help ward off the condition in children. Short-sightedness ...