Shortsightedness in children and teens has tripled since the 1990s
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Shortsightedness in children and teens has tripled since the 1990s About a third of children and teens around the world are shortsighted, and this could increase to 40% by 2050, according to a new review. Analysing more than 300 studies across 50 countries and over 5 million children and te
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Original Title: About a third of children and teens around the world are shortsighted, and this could increase to 40% by 2050, find study across 50 countries and over 5 million children and teens. Shortsightedness was higher with certain factors like living in a city or East Asia, and female gender.