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In the overall cohort of over 2,000 children in this retrospective observational study, the change in mean spherical equivalent from 2020 to 2021 was 2.2 times greater than the change from 2019 to ...

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A new type of lens approved by the FDA promises to slow nearsightedness in children. These specialized glasses, available in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Low doses of atropine are the most effective in slowing myopia progression, according to a speaker ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Myopia or nearsightedness is a common vision problem that often begins between the ages of 6 and 14. Contacts or glasses can usually correct it, but new specialized lenses ...

Prior to this approval, the only other device indicated for slowing pediatric myopia progression was a contact lens. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Essilor Stellest eyeglass ...

The FDA has approved MiSight contact lens, the first contact lens indicated for the correction of myopic ametropia and for slowing the progression of myopia in children with non-diseased eyes, who at ...

Children and adolescents were at higher risk for myopic maculopathy progression if they had worse best-corrected visual acuity and longer axial length, among other risk factors. Myopic maculopathy ...

Childhood myopia progression could be treated with low-dose atropine due to the safety and efficacy displayed in this study. The global prevalence of myopia was estimated to be 30% to 34% in 2020 and ...

Ophthalmologists are raising alarms about an epidemic of childhood myopia. Nearsightedness typically develops between ages 3 ...

Glasses to stop myopia or nearsightedness in children have been shown to work in a multi-site trial of 256 children and will go on sale later this year outside the United States. The glasses are the ...