1 in 3 children short-sighted globally, study shows
Children's eyesight is steadily getting worse with one in three now short-sighted or unable to see things in the distance clearly, a global analysis suggests. Dr. Darien Sutton explains.
How to help children from becoming short-sighted as one in three have myopia
Around one in three children worldwide are short-sighted, a new study has found. People with short-sightedness, also called myopia or near-sightedness, can see close-up objects clearly, like the words you’re reading right now.
One in three children are short-sighted, study suggests
The researchers say Covid lockdowns had a negative impact on eyesight as children spent more time on screens and less time outdoors. Short-sightedness, or myopia, is a growing global health concern which is set to affect millions more children by 2050,
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The study, published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, analysed data from over five million children and teens across 50 countries on six continents.
More than 740 million young people could be short-sighted by 2050, study finds
A new study provided up-to-date estimates of the number of children and adolescents globally who are short-sighted and showed that the disorder has increased significantly since 1990.
Global prevalence of short-sightedness in children and teens set to top 740 million cases by 2050, says study
Around one in three children and teens around the world is short (near)-sighted, with the global prevalence of myopia set to top 740 million cases by 2050 in this age group, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence,
One in three children are short-sighted: How do I protect my child's eye sight?
One in three children are short-sighted with Covid lockdown partly to blame, new research finds. One in three children around the world are now short-sighted and a child’s ability to see far away objects is worsening, a new study has revealed.
One in three children, teens globally affected by short-sightedness, study estimates
Cases of short-sightedness rose from 24% during 1990-2000 to 25% during 2001-10, followed by sharper increases of 30% between 2011-19, and 36% between 2020-23, which is roughly the same as one in every three children and teens,
One in three children are short-sighted with Covid lockdown partly to blame
One in three children are short-sighted with Covid lockdown partly to blame, new research finds. | ITV National News
Number of children with near-sightedness continues to rise worldwide. Here's why
BOSTON - A new study finds a startling number of children worldwide are developing near-sightedness. About 36% of children and teens globally have myopia or near-sightedness, meaning they have trouble with distance vision.
1 in 3 children worldwide is now nearsighted, study shows
More than a third of children around the world were nearsighted in 2023, and this proportion will rise to almost 40% in 2050, according to new research.
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