Background Myopia, commonly known as near-sightedness, has emerged as a global
epidemic, impacting almost one in three individuals across the world. The increasing …

Daylight is ubiquitous and is crucial for mammalian vision as well as for non-visual input to
the brain via the intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) that express the …

Importance Time spent in outdoor activities has decreased owing to home confinement for
the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Concerns have been raised about …

This assessment by the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel (EEAP) of the Montreal
Protocol under the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) evaluates the effects of …

Myopia is far beyond its inconvenience and represents a true, highly prevalent, sight-
threatening ocular condition, especially in Asia. Without adequate interventions, the current …

Light is necessary for human health and well-being. As we spend more time indoors, we are
being increasingly exposed to artificial light. The development of artificial lighting has …

The global prevalence of myopia, or nearsightedness, has increased at an alarming rate
over the last few decades. An eye is myopic if incoming light focuses prior to reaching the …

Light can impact human health via the visual and non-visual systems originating in the retina
of the eye or as optical radiation falling on eye or skin. This paper provides a summary of …

Most eyes start with a hypermetropic refractive error at birth, but the growth rates of the
ocular components, guided by visual cues, will slow in such a way that this refractive error …

Introduction The aim of this article was to comprehensively review the relationship between
light exposure and myopia with a focus on the effects of the light wavelength, illuminance …