Understanding genetic and environmental factors that together contribute to the development of myopia is an international research priority. We have investigated the feasibility and accuracy of ...

Further to our findings on high myopia in childhood, 1 we reviewed 114 consecutive children under 10 years of age with high hypermetropia (greater than +5.00 dioptres) during a 5-year period and found ...

Hypermetropia is a condition that can impact a person's ability to see objects up close, and it often requires correction through eyeglasses or contact lenses. “In hypermetropia, objects near to ...

Nearsightedness (myopia) and Farsightedness (hyperopia or presbyopia) are well-known refractive errors or refractive eye diseases. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are ...

Myopia is a refractive error that occurs at the other end of the refractive error spectrum from hypermetropia. More commonly known as nearsightedness, it has long ...

Kids born to mothers with diabetes might see eye problems by early adulthood, a new study suggested. In a nationwide cohort study of Danish mother-offspring pairs, children who were prenatally exposed ...

World Sight Day 2020: It is observed on the second Thursday of October and this year it falls on 8 October. The day aims to focus attention worldwide on blindness and vision impairment. The Human eye ...

Hyperopia (Hypermetropia) also known as far sightedness is quite a common problem with vision. This is the second common problem, after myopia. People who suffer from hyperopia can see objects that ...

Myopia is the most common refractive problem of the eye in the city, affecting schoolchildren in private schools more than their government school peers, a new study claims. The authors of the study ...