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A Closer Look at Myopia (Nearsightedness) in Kids

A Closer Look at Myopia (Nearsightedness) in Kids

Update: 2024-04-04
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More children are being prescribed eyeglasses and contact lenses than ever before to help correct myopia or nearsightedness, and this trend shows no signs of slowing down. In this episode, Drs. Noreen Shaikh and Magdalena Stec, pediatric optometrists and co-directors of the Myopia Clinic at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, talk about this issue and some innovative treatments and tips that could help prevent the condition from getting worse as children age.

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A Closer Look at Myopia (Nearsightedness) in Kids

A Closer Look at Myopia (Nearsightedness) in Kids

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago