Nearsightedness, or myopia, is increasing at an eye-popping rate. By 2050, scientists predict more than 4.7 billion people, roughly half of the global population, will be nearsighted. Fortunately, ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- For anyone wearing glasses, you know it can be a hassle at times. But a relatively new option for children is being offered here in Houston, which could eliminate the need for ...

I am severely myopic and can't see without my prescription eyewear. Yet people continually ask me if they can "borrow" my glasses to read the menu. (I work as a hostess.) Abby, my glasses are not ...

After researchers noticed fewer nearsighted patients in a hospital ward in China, they speculated that wearing glasses might offer some protection against Covid-19. By Tara Parker-Pope When ...

Many of us would be at a loss without our glasses. We asked historians and ophthalmologists how humans managed before modern corrective eyewear. Nearsightedness, or myopia, is increasing at an ...

Nearsightedness, or myopia, is increasing at an eye-popping rate. By 2050, scientists predict more than 4.7 billion people, roughly half of the global population, will be nearsighted. Fortunately, ...

1 of 5 — Spectacles with leather frame, circa 1700. 2 of 5 — Nuremberg magnifier and wooden case. German, circa 1700. Before spectacles become easier to wear and more comfortable, hand-held models ...