TAIWAN - Around two-thirds of the country's sixth-graders are myopic, and so are more than one-fifth of the first graders, a survey shows.

The China Post news staff - Astigmatism that has not been properly treated could not only cause deterioration in one's vision, but also increases the frequency of headaches, physicians warned yesterday, in Taipei.

LASIK laser vision correction improves vision by reshaping the cornea to receive light correctly. People of all ages have experienced improved vision through LASIK. Whether you are a good candidate for LASIK does not depend entirely upon your age. At any age, an experienced LASIK ophthalmologist will consider the stability of your vision and whether LASIK is the best way to improve your unique vision problems.

Phytochemicals, are naturally found in plants and are responsible for providing color, flavor, and aroma to fruits and vegetables.

A clinical study in North Texas is giving eye patients the ability to test their vision any place, any time. The My Vision Track testing system is an iPhone app for people with degenerative eye disease.

Infrared vision technologies being incorporated in NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are already proving useful to human eye health.

Steroid drugs such as prednisone taken by 25.5 million Americans for arthritis, cancer, transplants and other conditions need stronger consumer warnings about a rare but possibly irreversible vision impairment, a University of Michigan eye doctor and the consumer Public Citizen organization said Tuesday in a federal petition for stronger warning labels on the drugs.

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