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Half of the world will be short-sighted by 2050: new research

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Australian researchers are warning a new global public health crisis is looming. Their study has found half the world's population will be short-sighted by 2050.It says the rapid increase of myopia is because people are spending less time outdoors and more time on electronic devices. Maheswaran Prabaharan reports in Tamil, feature prepared by Alyshia Gates for SBS News.


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Australian researchers are warning a new global public health crisis is looming. Their study has found half the world's population will be short-sighted by 2050.It says the rapid increase of myopia is because people are spending less time outdoors and more time on electronic devices. Maheswaran Prabaharan reports in Tamil, feature prepared by Alyshia Gates for SBS News.



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