CooperVision receives FDA approval for innovative MiSight 1 day contact lens

CooperVision announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval on Nov. 15, 2019 of its innovative MiSight 1 day contact lens. CooperVision receives FDA approval for innovative MiSight 1 day contact lens

UA researchers receive $4.1 million grant to study benefits of eyeglasses for toddlers

A team of University of Arizona researchers has received a five-year, $4.1 million grant to study whether using eyeglasses to correct astigmatism in toddlers improves language, cognitive and motor development. UA researchers receive $4.1 million grant to study benefits of eyeglasses for toddlers

New York's first school-based health center improves vision for children

In its initial year of operation, New York's first school-based vision center at PS 188 in Coney Island provided prescription eyeglasses to nearly half of the 314 children who received routine eye exams­-;with no out-of-pocket cost to their families. New York's first school-based health center improves vision for children

Augusta vision scientist receives grant to learn more about keratoconus’ causes and treatments

It's an eye condition where genetics and environmental factors like ultraviolet light and vigorous eye rubbing conspire to make the usual curvature of the cornea more pointy, leaving us with double vision and nearsighted. Augusta vision scientist receives grant to learn more about keratoconus’ causes and treatments

Learning difficulties in children are not always associated with visual anomalies

Learning difficulties in schoolchildren are not always associated with visual problems, since they may be neurobiological or derived from other alterations such as dyslexia or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Learning difficulties in children are not always associated with visual anomalies