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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Significant genetic correlations were found between pediatric neuropsychiatric conditions and various ocular disorders.

To compare focometer and autorefractor in the measurement of refractive errors among students in an underserved community of sub-Saharan Africa. A total of 230 students were studied. Mean age of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

LASIK eye surgery is a common laser surgery procedure to correct vision issues, removing or reducing the need to wear glasses or contact lenses. Suitable candidates for the procedure include people ...

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, ...

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

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 ...