myopia

Scientists have been tracking a big global increase in cases of myopia. Is our love affair with screens to blame?

An epidemic of human shortsightedness is now sweeping the world
Between 2000 and 2050 the number of short-sighted people on the planet will rise from 1.5 billion to about 5 billion, an increase of more than 230 percent

By Jonathan Gornall · 14 September 2018