<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news-events/stories/2012/june/060512berntsen-myopia.php" dsn="news"><featured/><top-stories/><homepage/><pubDate>08/07/2017 05:24:24 PM</pubDate><title>Study Offers Hope for More Effective Treatment of Nearsightedness</title><subtitle/><description>Research by UH College of Optometry’s David Berntsen supports the continued investigation of optical treatments that attempt to slow the progression of nearsightedness in children. The study compared the effects of wearing and then not wearing no-line bifocals in children with myopia.</description><author>Lisa Merkl</author><author-email>lkmerkl@uh.edu</author-email><author-phone/><image/><categories>Research,Top Stories</categories></item>