'Quarantine myopia': Study examines near-sightedness among #children
When schools reopened in June, researchers performed eye tests on children aged 6-13 in 10 elementary schools in Feicheng, #China, as part of a survey that had been going on since 2015. More than 120,000 children have been part of the #study.
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The prevalence of #myopia in these age groups jumped up by 10-15 per cent in 2020 compared to 2019.
