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SUNY Researchers Hope to Shed New Light on Myopia

Beth Adams WXXI

 A multidisciplinary team of SUNY researchers is hoping to learn more about what causes myopia, or nearsightedness, a condition that affects 42 percent of adults in the U.S.

Dr. Stewart Bloomfield is leading a research team at the SUNY College of Optometry, which is looking into possible treatments to treat myopia and keep it from progressing.

Click on the audio link above to hear an interview with Bloomfield.

Beth Adams joined WXXI as host of Morning Edition in 2012 after a more than two-decade radio career. She was the longtime host of the WHAM Morning News in Rochester. Her career also took her from radio stations in Elmira, New York, to Miami, Florida.