For many individuals, the developmental trend of lessening hyperopia from birth continues past emmetropia towards myopia during childhood. The global pattern for prevalence of refractive errors ...

Myopia has been increasing in prevalence throughout the world, reaching over 90% in some East Asian populations. There is increasing evidence that whereas genetics clearly have an important role, the ...

Myopia, or nearsightedness, develops through a molecular pathway distinct from the pathway that leads to hyperopia, or farsightedness. Resolving the molecular blur behind blurred vision, say ...

Myopia (nearsightedness) and hyperopia (farsightedness) develop through different molecular pathways, according to a new study. The finding provides a new understanding of myopia, the most common form ...

Medically reviewed by Bryan M. Wolynski, OD Key Takeaways Nearsightedness makes it hard to see things that are far away, but ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most school-aged children demonstrated less than 1 D of myopic spherical equivalent difference between ...

In a study recently published in Ophthalmology, researchers reported that hyperopia was associated with an increased prevalence of primary angle-closure glaucoma, and myopia was associated with an ...

Ametropia refers to a group of visual disorders caused by errors in the refractive power of the eye. In a normal eye (emmetropic eye), light rays focus directly on the retina, whereas in ametropia, ...

Early detection of vision problems in children and teens significantly improves outcomes and supports academic performance The most common issues include refractive errors (myopia, hyperopia, ...

A study conducted in Dalian, China, found that children aged 6 to 18 years in urban areas had a higher likelihood of myopia and anisometropia compared with students in rural areas. School children who ...

Hypermetropia and presbyopia are both forms of refractive error and cause blurred vision. They have different causes and require different treatments. Are objects far ...