Earl L. Smith III, O.D., Ph.D., University of Houston (IMAGE)

University of Houston

Earl L. Smith III, O.D., Ph.D., University of Houston

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The NIH's National Eye Institute granted University of Houston College of Optometry $1.9 million for research on nearsightedness in children. Dr. Earl L. Smith is looking at how certain aspects of indoor lighting affect eye growth and testing a new pharmaceutical agent that has shown promise in slowing the development of myopia.

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