Blog: #MyopiaAndMe

Our eyes may either be windows to the soul or onto the world, depending on which quotation you are looking at, but how much do we know...

The potential impact of environmental factors on health has risen in importance as our understanding has developed in recent years. Our...

Back in Roman times the poet Juvenal coined the phrase ‘a healthy mind in a healthy body,’ highlighting the clear link between mental and...

Jason Higginbotham, Managing Editor of Myopia Focus, had the opportunity to chat with Claire and her daughter Amelia, who was prescribed...

How does light affect not just our eyes but also the natural rhythms of our bodies? It’s a subject which seems to come up for discussion...

Davina Dosanjh is an optometrist with over 12 years of experience in the industry and is now the proud owner of Richard Petrie...

If you’re reading this blog, you’ve already been made aware of and discovered the challenges with the current epidemic of myopia. Bhavin...

Urquhart Opticians has become the latest chain of independent opticians to join MyopiaFocus.org and support the campaign's efforts to...

How are your eyes today? Are they perhaps a bit sore, a little achy from a late night or too much screen time? Or do they feel a little...

From corrective lenses to simply spending more time out of doors, there are several approaches parents can adopt to help with myopia...

Only 49% of parents recognised that the amount of time their children sat in front of a screen could have a major impact on their...

“By undertaking myopia management, a reduction in the extent of myopia may provide a reduction in the risk of developing serious eye...

"Let's leave it for a while; they'll grow out of it". That might be the case for some childhood conditions, but when it comes to eyesight...

Parents will do anything for their children. That generally goes without saying. So when it comes to progressive myopia and its inherent...

In my practice, we work daily with patients who want to know more about myopia management. Increasingly, I am being asked by parents what...

Michael O'Kane is one of the youngest optometrists to be awarded a Fellowship of the College of Optometrists in the UK. He holds many...

Why don't you see rugby or football players wearing glasses? The answer, as with other contact sports, is that players who need a form of...

Recent studies have revealed the impact which Covid lockdowns have had on children's eyesight, with factors including increased screen...

In 2004 a study of myopia in Taiwanese schoolchildren, using data gathered between 1983 and 2000, concluded that myopia was starting to...

Latest figures have revealed that a million teenagers in the UK are short-sighted – with the threat of a national 'eye health epidemic'...