Keeping eyes healthy in a screen-obsessed world


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EVERY year on World Sight Day (Oct 9), health professionals worldwide highlight the importance of eye care and preventing avoidable blindness.

While much of the discussion centres on cataracts, refractive errors and access to vision screening, an emerging concern is the increase in excessive screen use and Internet gaming disorder (IGD) among adolescents.

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