The capacity of laser vision correction can help drastically improve the lives of those with myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), and astigmatism, has made it extremely popular. In ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . With modern techniques of surgery and ocular biometry, cataract surgery is now a type of refractive surgery. A ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

For people with nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia) or astigmatism, LASIK surgery could be the key to a life free of cumbersome spectacles or contact lenses. But not everybody is a ...

New method uses a low-powered ultrafast laser and relies on photochemical effects to alter biochemical and biomechanical properties of collagenous tissue without causing cellular damage or tissue ...

In what is likely a result of our reliance on digital displays, there are now twice as many people in the US and Europe with shortsightedness (or myopia) as there were 50 years ago. Some have ...

* 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 ...