Myopia is skyrocketing around the world, often blamed on endless screen time — but new research suggests the real culprit may ...

Yet, importantly, Medicare beneficiaries aren’t covered when services are provided by pharmacists. These policies leave patients without access to the care that pharmacists are more than capable of ...

For years, rising rates of myopia—or nearsightedness—have been widely attributed to increased screen time, especially among ...

Thomas Kohnen, MD, PhD, FEBO, delivered “The Short-Sighted World” as the Binkhorst Medal Lecture at the 2025 European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting. “Be aware that in 2050, we ...

In a new study from SUNY College of Optometry to be published in Cell Reports, Maharjan et al. demonstrate that human ...

It’s not just the phone, it’s the lighting. Scientists have found a new biological link between dim indoor habits and the global nearsightedness epidemic.

Social media users are drawing pointed parallels between the film Blink Twice's billionaire playground and the real-life crimes of Jeffrey Epstein ...

Blink Twice follows Frida and other young women who are lured to a tech billionaire’s private island, only to experience ...

Myopia has become a major global public health concern, with rising prevalence and earlier onset among children worldwide. Excessive eye elongation during childhood increases the risk of irreversible ...

Beautiful but deadly. Some of nature’s most gorgeous creations can also be some of its most fatal. Don’t be fooled by a delicate blossom or burst of colorful berries – some of these plants can burn, ...

Epstein's emails expose that he cultivated these plants and was aware of scopolamine's properties, which can impair memory and decision-making. Emails also reference the drug's ability to leave ...

Jeffrey Epstein grew "Trumpet Plants" which are also referred to as "Devil's Breath" because it contains scopolamine.