Science
Global Prevalence of Myopia and High Myopia and Temporal Trends from 2000 through 2050
Pooling 145 studies and 2.1 million participants, Holden and colleagues estimated 1.4 billion people were myopic in 2000 and projected 4.76 billion by 2050 — 49.8% of the world's population — if trends continue. Nearsightedness is becoming the default setting of the human eye.
The Look Up read
Eyes adapt to the distance they live at. A childhood spent at arm's length trains the eye for arm's length — the wide view is the counter-training.
The Look Up view
The projection is a trend line, not a prophecy — but 145 studies point the same way: eyes are adapting to arm's length, and daylight is the counterweight families control.
☀ Use it — Trade one indoor hour for outdoor daylight this week. The myopia curve is a long game, and daylight is the lever families actually control.
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