Phakic intraocular lenses (IOLs) are plastic or silicone lenses that a doctor can implant into the eye to treat myopia, or nearsightedness, and hyperopia, or farsightedness. Myopia and hyperopia ...

Karla Zadnik BOSTON — Spherical equivalent refractive error as measured by cycloplegic autorefraction, along with mild hyperopia at age 7 was found to be the best ...

A multiple logistic model found that the risks of students developing myopia, hyperopia, and anisometropia were 1.88 ... when measuring the curvature of the cornea in those with dry eye.

The presence of myopia, or nearsightedness, significantly affects the muscles used in focusing the lens of the eye -- a finding with important implications for the development of 'accommodating ...

Myopia occurs when the eye grows too long, increasing the distance between lens and retina such that the image produced by the lens comes into focus at a point in front of, rather than on, the retina.

Refractive error, age, sex and race/ethnicity can be predictive factors in determining the probability of myopia onset in prepubescent children, according to a study published in Optometry and ...

The presence of myopia, or nearsightedness, significantly affects the muscles used in focusing the lens of the eye -- a finding with important implications for the development of 'accommodating ...