University of Montreal: Slowing the Progression of Myopia in Children and Teens
January 21, 2026
January 21, 2026
MONTREAL, Quebec, Jan. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news:
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Slowing the progression of myopia in children and teens
Nearsightedness is becoming a global epidemic. UdeM optometry professor Langis Michaud discusses the advances made over the past 25 years to treat it.
By Virginie Soffer
By 2050, an estimated 50 per cent of the world's population will be nearsighted, and nearly a billion peop . . .
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Slowing the progression of myopia in children and teens
Nearsightedness is becoming a global epidemic. UdeM optometry professor Langis Michaud discusses the advances made over the past 25 years to treat it.
By Virginie Soffer
By 2050, an estimated 50 per cent of the world's population will be nearsighted, and nearly a billion peop . . .