Research

Scientists are looking to recruit short-sighted children between the ages of six and 10 for a trial testing a new myopia treatment

A teenager who was hit in the eye with a gel pellet suffered a corneal abrasion and could only detect hand movements in the affected eye

Bright natural light may be effective in lessening the effects of lazy eye, according to new research

“All she wanted to do was sleep and not open her eyes”

A survey has found that 35% of parents asked a health visitor to check their child’s eyes – up from 29% in 2014

The Queen’s University Belfast professor discusses a UK trial of 0.01% atropine for the management of myopia in children

The Brien Holden Vision Institute has estimated that the financial burden of short-sightedness is more than 1% of GDP in South East Asia

PHE and the British and Irish Orthoptic Society have developed online training on vision screening in children

A girl who presented with a red, watery right eye was found to have caterpillar hairs embedded in her cornea and under her eyelid

University of Oxford research suggests that high levels of electronic device use, even before bed, may have a negligible impact on mental health