Squinting to read, sitting too close to the TV or complaining of headaches and blurry vision – these are telltale signs that your child may have myopia. Also known as nearsightedness ...

Doctors warn that as many as one-third of all children in urban India who are between the ages of five to 15 years are ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has predicted that by 2050, half of the population globally will be affected by myopia or nearsightedness. The forecast has helped raise questions about the ...

Myopia is the most common refractive error in which a person is unable to see distant objects clearly.In the past few years, ...

Increased reading and other activities that require focusing on an object close to one’s eyes and a reduction in time spent ...

Nearsightedness used to be attributed to genetics. But after recent studies, factors show myopia could be 70 percent environmentally driven and 30 percent genetic. “We believe it has a lot to do ...

Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is one of the most important vision-threatening complications secondary to pathological myopia (PM). In the last 20 years, there have been rapid advances in the ...

Victor, Gabriel, Luisa and Jesus are four of a 'family of 19 that span five generations', all with the rare congenital generalized hypertrichosis condition that is characterised by 'excessive ...

Nine-year-old Ananthapadmanabhan, with congenital myopia, asked Isro chairman about India's plans to send humans to space in 2040. Isro aims to send humans next year as part of the Gaganyaan mission.

This same drive to gain a true understanding of disease origins has naturally led us to advance our expertise into genetic medicines. “An antibody works by binding to something on the surface of ...

Residents affected by the storm can get free supplies at the First Baptist Church at 103 East Van Street in Lindale, and at Chapel Hill High School at 13172 Texas Highway 64 East. The Texas A&M ...