Nearsightedness (myopia) and Farsightedness (hyperopia or presbyopia) are well-known refractive errors or refractive eye diseases. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are ...

I was in the operating room the other day and one of my residents asked, "What is better tolerated after cataract surgery: residual hyperopia or residual myopia?" I quickly answered: "residual myopia!

Myopia, commonly called nearsightedness, has been increasing globally. If current trends continue, there will be 5 billion near-sighted individuals globally by 2050. The understanding of myopia has ...

Myopia, or nearsightedness, develops through a molecular pathway distinct from the pathway that leads to hyperopia, or farsightedness. Resolving the molecular blur behind blurred vision, say ...

In a study recently published in Ophthalmology, researchers reported that hyperopia was associated with an increased prevalence of primary angle-closure glaucoma, and myopia was associated with an ...