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Studies estimate that half of the world’s population will have myopia by 2050. SUNY Optometry’s Dr. Xiaoying Zhu discusses how University Eye Center’s Myopia Control Center gives children immediate help and provides parents with information they can use to make the best long-term decisions for their kids’ vision.

Is your child’s prescription progressing at a high rate? SUNY Optometry’s Dr. Xiaoying Zhu discusses how University Eye Center’s Myopia Control Center helps slow the progression of myopia, or nearsightedness.

On average, 30% of the world is myopic (nearsighted) and by 2050, based on current trends, almost 50% will be myopic. Dr. Xiaoying Zhu (OD, MD, PhD), lead clinician at University Eye Center’s Myopia Control Clinic, discusses the global crisis. Reach out to (212) 938-4015 or myopia@sunyopt.edu to make an…

In the 1970s, one in four children had myopia, the medical term for nearsightedness. Fast forward and that number has jumped to 40% of kids—nearly one in two. Studies estimate that by 2050, half of the world’s population will have myopia. Meet Dr. Xiaoying Zhu (OD, MD, PhD), lead clinician…

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SUNY Optometry researchers have found a surprising new effect of amblyopia, also known as lazy eye, that may open the door for new treatments. Their findings were published by The Journal of Neuroscience.

SUNY Optometry researchers demonstrate that cortical maps for eye dominance are very diverse because the amount of cortex available to represent each binocular point varies greatly across species. Their findings were published in The Journal of Neuroscience.