If you wear glasses or contact lenses, you may have considered laser eye surgery to correct your vision. Over the last 25 years, millions of Americans have had LASIK (laser-assisted in situ ...

WILLMAR -- Extreme nearsightedness left JoAnn Monson legally blind in one eye. She'd considered LASIK surgery to improve her eyesight but was told her vision was too poor to make her a good candidate ...

Genetics play a strong role in nearsightedness. It is not the only factor, though. Looking at nearby objects for long periods of time and a lack of outdoor exposure can also contribute.

A condition causing progressive vision loss is receiving more attention as diagnoses rise, especially among younger populations with severe nearsightedness. Myopic macular degeneration presents a ...

It is estimated that about half of the world is nearsighted, up to 10% is farsighted, and the lucky ducks in the middle see the world clearly without any vision aids at all. I fall into the ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dr. Emily Thomas didn’t intend to cry when she stepped out of the eye doctor’s chair after her surgery. But it was the first time ...