A new report shows the benefit of wearing contact lenses for slowing myopia has a lasting effect -- good news since 50% of the world (5 billion people) will likely be nearsighted by 2050.

New research demonstrates that high-add multifocal contact lenses significantly slow myopia progression in children, with ...

Capping ten years of work to stem the tide of nearsightedness, David Berntsen, Golden-Golden Professor of Optometry and chair ...

Young nearsighted kids who wear bifocal contact lenses that slow uncoordinated eye growth do not lose the benefits of the ...

As Americans continue to spend more time at home (often alone) on average, we collected some local, public spaces of connection by asking Seattle Times readers about their third places.

In June 2023, the Maharashtra government announced plans to convert popular bifocal courses in Mumbai into ...

Thank you to all the readers who voted for the best restaurant in the Portland area. It was a close race with only 22 votes separating the top two finishers. And now that our readers have had ...

The future of e-readers is bright due to the latest advancements in e-paper and hardware technology. E-readers have evolved from singular-purpose book-reading devices and have changed consumers ...

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Atal Bihari Vajpayee as the architect of India’s transition into the 21st century and said the BJP stalwart ushered in reforms that set the stage ...

The Trump transition team did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The plan, which aligns with Trump’s longstanding criticism of the U.N. health agency, would mark a ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Members of Donald Trump's presidential transition team are laying the groundwork for the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization on the first ...