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Researchers predicted in a new that by 2050, of the world's population will be -sighted. The medical for this condition is myopia. It is also known as near-sightedness. It is when it becomes to see things that are away from us. Around 4.8 billion people will have myopia in 2050 – seven times than in the year 2000. Sixty years ago, around 15 per cent of the Chinese was short-sighted. Now, almost 90 per cent of Chinese have trouble seeing objects. Up to 95 per cent of teenagers in South Korea are near-sighted.

The researchers did not give reasons for this. They said it was a of factors. They said looking at computer and mobile phones could be a big . The sudden rise in myopia may be linked to "lifestyle resulting from a combination of decreased outdoors". A science journalist said, "spending time outdoors, especially in early , reduces the of myopia". A co-author of the report, gave some : "You could spend a long time [on] computers and screens, but also spend two hours ."

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