More than 150 million Americans have poor vision because of a refractive error. Refractive errors make your vision blurry or hazy, making reading difficult, and can ...

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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a prospective, school-based cohort study, Collins and colleagues analyzed data from 321 youths in second and ...

Possible causes that can result in blurry vision in one eye can include refractive errors, infections, migraine, and cataracts. Most causes of blurry vision are not serious. However, it is important ...

Correction was attained within 0.5 D of targeted spherical equivalent refraction. No eyes lost more than one line of corrected distance visual acuity. One eye had pupillary block 1 day after surgery.

Refractive errors are common eye issues that can cause blurry or distorted vision. Treatment usually involves wearing glasses or contact lenses or getting procedures ...

Medically reviewed by Andrew Greenberg, MD Key Takeaways PRK might be better if you have thin corneas or worry about dry eye.After LASIK, 90% of people have vision between 20/20 and 20/40 without ...

Children's increased screen time is leading to a rise in refractive errors, such as nearsightedness, which can significantly impact their learning and overall well-being. Early detection by parents ...

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 (uh-STIG-muh-tiz-um) is a type of refractive error where one or more of the eye’s surfaces are not smooth and/or ...