Myopia (known as shortsightedness) is a condition where the eye grows longer, so light doesn’t focus the retina as it should, making more distant objects appear blurry. Due to an increase in time spent on devices, more and more children are being diagnosed with the condition. A new global study co-authored by Dr David Wilson of Brien Holden Vision Institute, forecasts that 10 per…
The Downside of the Downward Dog for Glaucoma Sufferers
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The news this month that yoga poses such as downward dog may be risky for people with glaucoma surprised some yoga fans – but it’s not the first time that eye experts have raised the alarm. Warnings about too much pressure on the optic nerve caused by head-down poses such as headstands rang out in 2007 when…