Short-sightedness in kids was rising long before they took to the screens

Original Article by The Conversation   The number of people with myopia, aka short-sightedness (difficulty seeing objects in the distance), has increased dramatically in recent years in various regions of the world.   For example, in many cities in China more than 90% of university students are living with myopia. In pure numbers this...

My child has myopia: 600 degrees by Primary 1

This article was first published on Young Parents   At five years old, Kelvin’s (not his real name) eyesight was so bad that he could hardly make out what his kindergarten teacher was writing on the whiteboard.   An eye check revealed that he had myopia of over 300...