New Study Finds Certain Contact Lenses Can Reduce Nearsightedness

Some researchers forecast that half the world’s population will be myopic by 2050.
New Study Finds Certain Contact Lenses Can Reduce Nearsightedness
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Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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A recently published government-backed study found that contact lenses can be used to have a lasting effect in slowing down nearsightedness in younger people.

In a National Institutes of Health-funded study released on Jan. 16, researchers discovered that children who wore contact lenses specifically designed to curb nearsightedness, or myopia, saw treatment benefits long after they stopped wearing them when they became older adolescents.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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