The Association of Private Practice Optometrists (APPO) in Hong Kong released its latest survey results on June 25, revealing that 20 percent of primary school students with myopia at their first eye examination have myopia to at least 275 degrees (-2.75 diopter). The association also estimated that in the current six to eight-year-old primary school…
Hong Kong Optometrists Association Survey: 20% of Myopic Students Nearsighted to at Least 275 Degrees on First Examination
HK PolyU Develops New Lens That Delays Myopia Progression in Children and Adolescents
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) worked with a start-up company to launch the Nano Multi-rings Defocus Incorporated myopia (short-sightedness) prevention lens, which can effectively delay the progression of myopia in children and adolescents. Each pair of lenses is expected to sell for about HK$3,000 to HK$4,000 (about $385 to $514). The new lenses are…
Caffeine Metabolite May Slow Progression of Myopia in Children: Study
Good vision makes life varied and colorful, but the popularity of modern electronic products has led to an increasing rate of myopia, with about 30 percent of the world’s population being nearsighted. Now, a study has found that a caffeine metabolite may slow the progression of the common vision condition in which nearby objects are…
Is Technology Stealing Your Eyesight?
An epidemic of myopia, or nearsightedness, is occurring at younger ages. Too much screentime and not enough time outdoors have been pinpointed as the likely culprits. STORY AT-A-GLANCE The way technology has infiltrated our lives, in many cases from morning until well into the night, has dramatically changed the way humans use their eyes in…
How To Improve Pseudomyopia According to Traditional Chinese Medicine
Myopia (short-sightedness) is currently the most common eye disease in the world, especially in adolescents. Myopia has become more severe and common as people use more electronic devices and are less physically active. In particular, a study conducted by The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Faculty of Medicine found that myopia among school aged…
Children Need More Violet Light – Here’s Why
Short-sightedness is a global public health problem. Most people think of myopia (the medical term for short-sightedness) as an inconvenience because the blurred vision it causes is easily corrected with glasses or contact lenses. The problem is that a myopic eye is a longer eye and so the light sensitive part at the back of…
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