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The planet’s vision is getting worse: 50% of the population will have myopia by 2050 (english.elpais.com)

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

More people than ever are getting dementia and cancer.

The common culprit? Age.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Age is the culprit for hypermetropia, not myopia. People get myopia mostly because they are always on their phones. Even small children get myopia now because their parents give them smartphones, tablets to not take care of their children all the time. That's bad parenting.