Chinese report suggests electronic devices lead to vision problems. June 3, 2011— -- Students in Shanghai spend about three hours a day using electronic devices, and experts there believe that ...

Nearsightedness, or myopia, is an eye problem that causes objects at a distance to appear blurry. A nearsighted person can see things up close but has a hard time focusing on objects far away.

Children today are screen-loving. Phones, laptops, tablets, and televisions have become an integral part of their lives. Many children watch videos for hours, play games, or do schoolwork on the ...

Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a common type of refractive error where close objects appear clearly, but objects farther away appear blurred. Although this vision ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Myopia, or the need for corrected vision to focus or see objects at a ...

According to a panel of U.S. ophthalmology experts, children who spend lots of time indoors and on computers and other electronic devices may be raising their risk for nearsightedness. 1. The ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — For many children, the experience of getting their first pair of glasses is an inevitable milestone, the first in a lifetime of visits to the eye doctor. But what if those lenses ...