Somethings gather more attention and resources and they need not necessarily be the most impactful.
We know the war against AIDS, Cancer, Diabetes and united we are making progress in these areas.
World is changing and with changing technology we have newer diseases to battle. One of them which is not obvious but important to tackle is "Myopia".
Myopia or nearsightedness is a condition where one cannot see distant things clearly. Example school children not able to read boards clearly.
We know the war against AIDS, Cancer, Diabetes and united we are making progress in these areas.
World is changing and with changing technology we have newer diseases to battle. One of them which is not obvious but important to tackle is "Myopia".
Myopia or nearsightedness is a condition where one cannot see distant things clearly. Example school children not able to read boards clearly.
Incredibly, estimates are that by 2050 more than 5 billion people will have myopia, nearly 50% of the projected global population. More than half of those people won’t get the treatment they need. And the consequence is far more than just inconvenience: educational outcomes, road safety and long-term health are all tied up in the problem of uncorrected vision. Myopia is also associated with serious eye diseases such as cataracts, glaucoma, and myopic macular degeneration, which can all cause irreversible blindness.
Use of electronic gadgets is believed to increase myopia.
And "Myopia" is easily corrected with glasses! Please visit Optometrist or Ophthalmologist.
Read the full article here
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/06/the-biggest-curable-disease-that-no-one-talks-about
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