Hard Contact Lens May Slow Kids' Myopia
128507
TUESDAY, Dec. 14 (HealthDayNews) -- Nearsightedness progresses more slowly in children who wear hard contact lenses than in those who were soft contact lenses, says an Ohio State University study in the December issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology.
184129
(HealthDay News) --People who have poor vision and want to ditch the glasses or contact lenses may want to consider the vision-correction surgery known as LASIK.
135778
The latest findings from the Australian Blue Mountains Eye Study (BMES) suggest that lazy eye, or amblyopia, does not diminish a person's employment prospects.
443494
Eye problems are going undiagnosed in some children, partly because of a low uptake of free tests, a report says.
681351
Breast-fed children are  significantly more likely to do well in measures of  stereoscopic vision than are those who received formula during  infancy, according to UK researchers.
87028
NEW YORK  - Scientists may be closing in on a remedy for a common degenerative condition of the retina called retinitis pigmentosa.
410734
Can wearing prescription glasses weaken your eyesight even more?
570013
A staggering 1.5 million people in Japan suffer corneal problems or other eye troubles because of the improper use of contact lenses, a poll by optometrists has found.
206337
FRIDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A new study could be great news for children with &quot;lazy eye.&quot;
146780
A drug has been found to slow a common cause of vision loss - and even improve sight in some patients.
59972
Contact lenses that release controlled doses of drugs to treat eye diseases such as glaucoma have been created by nano-engineers in Singapore.
257613
A study in Australia has shown that changes occur in blood vessels in the eyes of heavier and obese children from as young as six, warning signs that might be linked to cardiovascular disease in later life.
596794
A study in Australia has shown that  changes occur in blood vessels in the eyes of heavier and obese  children from as young as six, warning signs that might be  linked to cardiovascular disease in later life.
620931
The results look a little blurry, even if this contact-lens maker does have some advantages over the competition.
751855
Children who wear a patch to correct &quot;lazy eye&quot; need only wear it for four hours per day, and those aged under four around three hours, rather than the six to 12 hours usually recommended by doctors, the British Medical Journal (BMJ) says.
191094
A study suggests that certain antioxidants found in spinach and greens seem to protect against cataract. Around 20 million people in the USA suffer from cataract - a clouding of the eye lens that is linked to oxidative stress.
744495
Hours in front of a computer screen may  increase the risk of glaucoma in people who are myopic or  short-sighted, Japanese scientists said on Tuesday.