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Posted 02/05/2012

Research finds that mypoia (otherwise known as short sightedness)  has increased in the South East Asian population from 20% to over 80%. The authors found that  'up to 90% of school leavers in major Asian cities are suffering from myopia'. The steep rise if thought to be caused by a lack of daylight.

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