myopia
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Progression slowed in both the placebo and the atropine groups in the later years of the trial, but that’s to be expected because myopia slows as children grow up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
European regulators have also green-lit treatments by Sydnexis for progressive childhood myopia and Atara-Pierre Fabre’s for a rare blood cancer, both of which were recently rejected by the FDA.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
For years, the sharp rise in myopia -- or nearsightedness -- has largely been blamed on growing screen use, particularly among children and young adults.
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
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
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