By 2050, nearly 40 percent of young adults could be nearsighted, new research suggests

The world is facing a growing epidemic of myopia. According to a new study, if the data of the past 30 years are taken into account, by 2050 740 million children and adolescents may have difficulty seeing objects at a distance. Such alarming predictions are based on a global review in which 50 different countries studied the 2023...