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The planet’s vision is getting worse: 50% of the population will have myopia by 2050
(english.elpais.com)
this post was submitted on 02 Jul 2024
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Age is the culprit for hypermetropia, not myopia. People get myopia mostly because they are always on their phones. Even small children get myopia now because their parents give them smartphones, tablets to not take care of their children all the time. That's bad parenting.