This chapter lays the groundwork for the remainder of the report by providing fundamental information about myopia and the eye. Descriptions and definitions of components of the eye are included here ...

Every year, the UdeM School of Optometry professor looks at over 2,000 articles to trace major developments in how myopia has been understood and treated over the past quarter century and to extract ...

Myopia, or nearsightedness, affects about a quarter of the U.S. population. It can be managed or delayed, but there is no known cure. If you can see things clearly up close, but they get blurrier as ...

Suggested Citation: "1 Introduction." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Myopia: Causes, Prevention, and Treatment of an Increasingly ...