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

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

Under this proposed mechanism, myopia may develop when insufficient light reaches the retina during sustained close-up work in low-light settings.

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

A surge in pediatric myopia prompted governments in China, Taiwan and Singapore to limit screen time for kids and recommend that schools increase time students spend outdoors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

That three papers in the short span of three months in 1900 independently converged on Mendel’s work was a demonstration of the sustained myopia of biologists, who had ignored his work for nearly forty years.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee