Medically reviewed by Christine L. Larsen, MD Myopic macular degeneration (MMD), or pathological myopia, occurs when high myopia (severe nearsightedness) stretches the retina, causing symptoms like ...

Additionally, all of these children were older and more myopic than is ideal at the time ... which manufactures atropine eye ...

These eye drops are also sometimes used in combination with the above contact lenses to better slow myopic progression. The scientific community does not yet fully understand how long people should be ...

Driven by a passion for helping patients, Duke-NUS Medical School alumna combines over a decade of clinical expertise in myopia treatment with dedicated mentorship to advance medical innovation Read ...

A team of scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has developed an eye drop that successfully slowed vision loss in mice with an inherited eye disease. In mice both with retinitis ...

The study will determine how well atropine eye drops work, while also checking its safety. The results of this study may help children with short-sightedness in the future. Children participating in ...