Tag: myopia
Too much screen time? Number of teenagers needing glasses DOUBLES in 7years
The number of 13 to 16-year-olds needing glasses has almost DOUBLED over the past seven years – and ‘too much’ screen time could be to blame, according to experts. Twenty per cent of young teens required glasses in 2012, but this increased to 35 per cent in 2018 – despite eye test numbers remaining the…