We identified 2027 residents aged 40 years or older in Namil-myeon, a rural town in central South Korea. Of 1928 eligible residents, 1532 subjects (79.5%) participated. Each subject underwent ...

About half of US adults age 20 and older have refractive errors, or eye problems that result in less than 20/20 vision, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of ...

China: A shallow anterior chamber depth (ACD) may significantly influence visual outcomes after cataract surgery, increasing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . IOL calculations are as much art as they are science because of the difficulty in determining the effective lens ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN FRANCISCO — Active outreach, education and ensuring that spectacles are available at an affordable cost are ...

Astigmatism occurs when the cornea or lens is curved unevenly, often shaped more like a football than a basketball. This causes light to focus at multiple points on the retina instead of one, leading ...

Children who took short-term topical atropine eye drops, 0.01% to 1.0%, had no difference in final refractive errors 10 to 20 years after treatment. Taking short-term topical atropine eye drops, with ...

When light entering the eye is focused by both the cornea and the retina, the eye will see 20/20 or better without optical aids. However, if light is not focused correctly, vision is less than 20/20, ...

Though common in the US, refractive error such as nearsightedness is a highly treatable condition; with a simple visit to an optometrist, one can receive a pair of ...

Vision changes can happen for a number of reasons, some of which are no major cause for concern, such as dry eye or fatigue. But others are serious enough to warrant a trip to the emergency department ...

About half of U.S. adults age 20 and older have refractive errors, or eye problems that result in less than 20/20 vision, according to a report in the August issue of ...