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Researchers identify gene mutations associated with nearsightedness
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People have long taken for granted that glasses and contact lenses improve vision for nearsightedness, but the genetic factors behind the common condition have remained blurry. Now researchers at Duke Medicine are closer to clearing this up. Mutations in a gene that helps regulate copper and oxygen levels in eye ...2 weeks ago -
Tackle Myopia By Getting Children Out-Of-Doors, Studies Say
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Spending more time outdoors may help prevent or minimize nearsightedness in children, scientists say.2 weeks ago -
Genetic Mutation behind Myopia
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“Do you wear glasses or contact lenses? Then you may have a genetic mutation. Researchers have discovered mutations in a gene thats associated with a severe form of nearsightedness. The finding could give rise to better understanding the condition and developing future treatments,” according to a post on Science ...2 weeks ago -
Light on Vision
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Needing to wear glasses has long been viewed as a mark of geekiness without any other real significance. “Just bad luck”, the medical experts said. “Your eyeball is just shaped wrong and there is nothing you can do about it”. Dissenting voices, especially from the fuzzier end of the alternative medical ...3 weeks ago -
Nearly Half of Americans Are Now Nearsighted—It’s Time to Get Our Kids Back Outside
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Over the past four decades, the rates of nearsightedness have nearly doubled. Do you find that you are having trouble seeing clearly from a distance? Do road signs appear blurry lately? If so, you may be one of the many people suffering from “myopia,” also called “nearsightedness.” A condition in which ...3 weeks ago


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