UP TO ONE BILLION PEOPLE AT RISK OF BLINDNESS BY 2050

SYDNEY, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- Up to 1 billion people could be at risk of blindness by the middle of the century if an emerging short-sightedness (myopia) epidemic is ignored say researchers at the Brien Holden Vision Institute.

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