Nearsightedness

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  Myopia In Kids: Understanding Rising Rates Of Nearsightedness In Children And Prevention Methods

  The expert recommends the 20-20-20 rule, which allows the eye muscles to relax and reduce stress.

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  Only 1 Hour Of Daily Screen Use Can Increase Risk Of Myopia: Study

  In the systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis, a daily 1-hour increment in digital screen time was associated with 21 per cent higher odds of myopia (nearsightedness).

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  Honor MagicPad 2, Magic V3 to Feature AI-Powered Defocus Eye Protection to Help Users With Nearsightedness

  Honor unveiled an innovative artificial intelligence (AI) technology earlier this year, which it claimed could help people reduce the risk of myopia or nearsightedness. Further, the company also claimed that people who already suffer from the disorder might be able to reverse their condition. The feature, dubbed Defocus Eye Protection, has been add...

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  Honor Unveils AI-Powered Defocus Eye Protection, Deepfake Detection Technologies at MWC Shanghai 2024

  Honor unveiled two new artificial intelligence (AI) innovations at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) Shanghai 2024. The smartphone maker introduced an AI Defocus Eye Protection technology that can reduce the risk of myopia or nearsightedness that occurs from staring at a display for too long. It also showcased an AI-powered Deepfake Detection technol...

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  Only 50 Percent of Parents Recognise How Screens Affect Children’s Vision, Survey Claims

  Myopia, or nearsightedness, has seen in increase among school-going kids in recent years. Recent research has linked the reduction in ability to view far away objects is related to excessive amount of screen time and a lack of time outdoors. But only half of parents realise how much of an effect screen time has on their children's vision, accor...

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  Dramatic Global Increase In Nearsightedness Related To Time Outdoors

  Sale of eyeglasses are expected to double because of an explosion in nearsightedness, especially in Asia.

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  2 Hours of Outdoor Games Daily May Help Boost Your Child's Eyesight: These Foods Can Help Too

  For children suffering from Myopia also known as nearsightedness spending time outdoors could do wonders, noted the researchers.

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  Nearly 10 Million Adults In US Highly Myopic: Study

  An estimated 9.6 million adults in the US are highly myopic, or severely nearsighted, a new large-scale study has claimed.

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  Asthma May Increase Odds For Nearsightedness At Young Age

  People with asthma, sleep apnea or Down syndrome, have much higher odds of developing an eye condition that causes serious progressive nearsightedness at a relatively young age, new research has revealed.

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  Firstborns More Likely to be Nearsighted: Study

  Firstborn children have a higher risk of developing nearsightedness than their younger siblings, partly because parents may be more invested in the education of their eldest kid, a new UK study suggests.

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  Bifocals may slow myopia progression

  A prescription for bifocals may help children with rapidly worsening nearsightedness in maintaining better vision.

• Outdoor playtime protect kids from nearsightedness

  Children who regularly spend time outside may be less likely than their peers to develop nearsightedness.

• Myopic patients and heavy lifting

  For people with myopia, heavy occupational lifting and being overweight appear to be risk factors for retinal detachment.

• Young children can wear contact lenses

  Opposing the conventional wisdom that children below the age of 12 cannot use contact lenses, it has been found that 8-year-olds can wear contact lenses.