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5 Ways the Pandemic Could Be Affecting Your Child’s Eyesight
COVID-19 may be behind a global increase of myopia (nearsightedness) in children.
Study Shows Childhood Myopia Is on the Rise During the Pandemic
A new study from China notes possible worsening of children’s vision from being cooped up during the coronavirus pandemic and regularly staring at digital screens.
What Is Bilateral Myopia?
Bilateral myopia is nearsightedness that affects both eyes. Learn more about myopia, including the symptoms and how it can be corrected.
Degenerative Myopia: The Basics
Degenerative myopia is an extreme form of myopia (nearsightedness) that can lead to blindness or other serious vision problems.
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Myopia Control: Is There a Cure for Nearsightedness?
You may be able to help your child avoid high myopia and the risks that come with it.
Progressive Myopia
Here's what you should do if your child's vision is getting worse every year.
Is Your Child at Risk for Myopia?
How you can help reduce your child's risk of developing myopia.
Contact lenses for astigmatism
Learn about the different types of contact lenses for astigmatism, including toric lenses, gas permeable lenses and hybrid lenses.
Astigmatism and cataract? A toric IOL can fix both
If you have astigmatism, a toric IOL can help you see clearly without glasses after cataract surgery. But is it worth the cost?
What are bifocal contact lenses for astigmatism?
Toric multifocal contacts (bifocal contacts for astigmatism) eliminate your need for glasses if you're over 40 and have astigmatism.
Hyperopia (Are you farsighted?): Symptoms and treatment
A guide to the causes, symptoms and treatment of hyperopia (farsightedness) including eyeglasses, contact lenses and LASIK.
How Nearsightedness Affects Everyday Life
Nearsightedness may seem simple, but it can have wide-ranging effects.
What is 20/20 vision?
Find out what 20/20 vision means, and how it compares to the other measurements of visual acuity.
Ametropia: Description, prevalence and treatment
Ametropia is the presence of refractive error. It occurs when the eye is not able to focus light rays directly onto the retina to provide a clear image.
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Astigmatism
Astigmatism is a condition that causes blurry, fuzzy or distorted vision at any distance. It is caused by imperfections in the curvature of the cornea or the lens (or both).
How Nearsightedness Affects Everyday Life
Nearsightedness may seem simple, but it can have wide-ranging effects.
Is your child at risk of myopia / nearsightedness?
What causes myopia - and what you can do to reduce your child's risk of becoming nearsighted.
What are bifocal contact lenses for astigmatism?
Toric multifocal contacts (bifocal contacts for astigmatism) eliminate your need for glasses if you're over 40 and have astigmatism.
Refractive errors and refraction: How the eye sees
Learn how refractive errors affect your vision and discusses symptoms, detection and treatment of refraction problems.
Common types and categories of astigmatism
There are a few common types of astigmatism, including regular, irregular, corneal and lenticular astigmatism, which typically fall into one of three categories: myopic, hyperopic and mixed astigmatism.