American Academy of Ophthalmology on NEI report on sharp rise in myopia in Americans

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 19:49 in Health & Medicine

SAN FRANCISCO -- According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the 66.4 percent increase in myopia in Americans since the 1970s, as reported in the recent National Eye Institute (NEI) study, is significant and will impact healthcare costs as well as vision quality. Link:  http://www.aao.org

Read the whole article on Science Blog

More from Science Blog

Latest Science Newsletter

Get the latest and most popular science news articles of the week in your Inbox! It's free!

Check out our next project, Biology.Net