Pediatrics News

According to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, more consistent international data are necessary to fully understand myopia and its underlying mechanisms.

Black, Hispanic and Asian children have been underrepresented in Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group clinical studies relative to the general U.S. population, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

Patients with amblyopia who were treated with the CureSight eye-tracking system achieved greater improvement in visual acuity at week 16 vs. those treated with patching, according to a study published in American Journal of Ophthalmology.

For the second consecutive year, Myopia Profile announced that September is Myopia Action Month, a global initiative designed to empower eye care professionals to advocate for myopia patient care and awareness.

Prevent Blindness announced the debut of its new Children’s Vision Health Map, an online interactive tool that uses national data to display geographic variations among common vision problems.

There has been a lot of buzz recently around the new optometry subspecialty of myopia management.

The Early Detection of Vision Impairments for Children Act, if passed, would be the first federal-level program to support state and community approaches for children’s vision and eye health, a major step forward for the eye care community.

Adolescents with myopia have up to a twofold increased risk of experiencing anxiety and mood disorders, and the odds for both conditions increase with myopia severity, according to a study.

Spending at least 15 minutes at a time outside appeared to lead to less myopic shift among elementary school students, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.