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PETALING JAYA: Experts warn that without intervention, childhood myopia may soon become the norm rather than the exception in Malaysian classrooms.

The condition is spiralling up nationwide, they said, but it can still be curbed if parents encourage outdoor play, limit screentime to 30 minutes a day and ensure children undergo annual eye check-ups starting at age five.

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