Short-sightedness is on the rise in both children and adults – new study

The Conversation – Neema Ghorbani Mojarrad and Sophie Coverdale

We’ve known for years now that rates of short-sightedness (scientifically known as myopia) are rising globally. Some estimates even suggest that half of the world’s population will be short-sighted by 2050. In the UK and Europe alone, rates of short-sightedness have doubled in the last 50 years. 

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