Tag: myopia

Diagram comparing normal eye and myopia (nearsightedness). The image shows light rays properly focusing on the retina in a normal eye, while in a myopic eye, light rays focus before the retina, causing distant objects to appear blurry.
Public Health

Myopia Epidemic

Myopia, or near-sightedness, has been steadily on the rise over the last half-century. A recent systematic review updates the literature on the extent and nature of this epidemic. Let’s get straight to the findings and then discuss what this means. The reviews includes: “276 studies, involving a total of 5,410,945 participants from 50 countries across all six continents.” The researchers find a...

/ September 25, 2024