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Nearsightedness is at epidemic levels – and the problem begins in childhood

  • Written by Andrew Herbert, Professor of Psychology, Visual Perception, Rochester Institute of Technology
Nearsightedness is at epidemic levels – and the problem begins in childhoodNearsightedness is also known as myopia.Witthaya Prasongsin/Moment via Getty Images

Myopia, or the need for corrected vision to focus or see objects at a distance, has become a lot more common in recent decades. Some even consider myopia, also known as nearsightedness, an epidemic.

Optometry researchers estimate that about half of the global...

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