Waldwick, New Jersey / Syndication Cloud / January 23, 2026 / A2Z Eyecare P.C Key Takeaways Myopia and astigmatism frequently ...

By 2050, an estimated 50% of the world's population will be nearsighted, and nearly a billion people will suffer from severe ...

The overall myopia rate among Chinese children and adolescents amounted to 51.9 percent in 2022, with the proportion of high myopia declining, according to statistics released by China’s National ...

Child eye test and eye exam. Little girl having eye check-up, with phoropter. Doctor performs eye test for child. This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine.

There is a growing epidemic that now plagues nearly two billion people worldwide. Its deleterious effects include elongated eyeballs and serious impairment of vision. But this epidemic is not due to a ...

Late in 2024, a comprehensive study published in the British Journal of Opthalmology claimed that “the global prevalence of childhood myopia is substantial.” Based on the current trends, it predicted ...

Decreased exposure to outdoor light appears to be a major factor in rising rates of myopia in young people around the world. By Jane E. Brody Look and you shall see: A generation of the real-life ...

Modern life takes a toll on bodies. It's easy to tick off the uniquely 21st-century diseases that plague humans today: obesity, heart disease, diabetes. But those are the visible afflictions, the ones ...

Playing outside has a number of well-established health benefits for kids, including increasing their physical activity and decreasing their risk of obesity. But perhaps a lesser-known benefit is that ...

Myopia isn’t an infectious disease, but it has reached nearly epidemic proportions in parts of Asia. In Taiwan, for example, the percentage of 7-year-old children suffering from nearsightedness ...