Shortsightedness at epidemic levels due to uptick in near work

It is likely that it is the increased time people are spending focusing on items right in front of their eyes – usually an electronic device – that is causing the increase in shortsightedness. — TNS

Around half of the global population could need corrective lenses by 2050.

It’s because myopia, also known as nearsightedness or shortsightedness, is at epidemic levels, according to Rochester Institute of Technology Psychology Department professor Dr Andrew Herbert in the United States.