Sentences with phrase «of myopia nearly»
In the U.S., the prevalence of myopia nearly doubled from 25 percent in the 1970s to 42 percent in the early 2000s.
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Myopia, which already affects nearly half of Westerners, and a majority of people in some Asian countries, is on the up and up.
Half the world's population (nearly 5 billion) will be myopic by 2050 they predict, with up to one - fifth of them (1 billion) in the high myopia category, and at a significantly increased risk of blindness, if behavioural interventions and optical treatments are not developed and implemented.