New Survey Shows Parents Know More About Lice Than They Do About Myopia

Wednesday, November 6 2019 | 11 h 13 min | News

One in four children in the United States is myopic, but according to The Harris Poll survey results released today by CooperVision, only 33% of...

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Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure Reduces Myopia Risk Later in Life

Wednesday, December 14 2016 | 00 h 00 min | Vision Science

According to a study published by JAMA Ophthalmology, exposure to ultraviolet B radiation between the ages of 14 and 29 results in a reduced risk of...

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Landmark Study: Myopia in Canadian Children Worsening

Wednesday, October 26 2016 | 00 h 00 min | News, Vision Science

A new study from Waterloo’s School of Optometry and Vision Science and the CNIB has found that the eyesight of school-age Canadian children is...

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CLU Issue 31: Overnight Lens Wear and Orthokeratology

Wednesday, April 27 2016 | 00 h 00 min | Vision Science

Issue 31 of the Centre for Contact Lens Research’s Contact Lens Update explores extended wear of contact lenses, including the fields of myopia...

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Half of World’s Population Will be Short-Sighted by 2050

Tuesday, February 23 2016 | 00 h 00 min | Vision Science

There will be 5 billion cases of myopia by 2050, with one-fifth of those cases at increased risk for blindness, according to the Brien Holden Vision...

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