Radio Profile | Myopia: remarkable increase in cases worldwide

2023-07-22 17:00:00

Changes in the lifestyle of the 21st century are driving the pandemic of an inherited disease: myopia. In 1928, the Public Health Bulletin magazine showed that less than four percent of children and adolescents had this condition, in which near objects appear clear and distant objects blurry (ie, nearsightedness). At the beginning of this century, the figures had climbed to 34%.

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by Pablo Corso

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