myopia

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Severe myopia increases the risk of cataracts, glaucoma and retinal detachment later in life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

In laboratory research, myopia can be triggered in animal models through visual deprivation or the use of negative lenses, and these two methods are believed to involve different neuronal pathways.

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

If validated, this proposed mechanism could significantly change how scientists and clinicians think about myopia progression.

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

The incidence of myopia is highest in Southeast Asia—maybe not surprising given the heavy cultural emphasis on academics—where an estimated 80% of students who complete 12 years of school are myopic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Lon had been right, of course: years of poring over manuscripts had given the Librarian severe myopia, and he wore thin half-moon spectacles on the end of his nose.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee