The World Health Organization warns that by 2030, 40% of the world's population will be nearsighted. In the U.S. alone, myopia rates have soared over the past 50 years, from 25% in 1971 to nearly 42% ...

You may have seen advertisements claiming to eliminate the need for eyeglasses through vision therapy or vision training – basically, eye exercises. These exercises include putting pressure on or ...

Myopia, or nearsightedness, affects about a quarter of the U.S. population. It can be managed or delayed, but there is no known cure. If you can see things clearly up close, but they get blurrier as ...

This chapter lays the groundwork for the remainder of the report by providing fundamental information about myopia and the eye. Descriptions and definitions of components of the eye are included here ...