Up to one in three Malaysian schoolchildren under 15 now suffer from myopia, or short-sightedness, with prevalence rising rapidly from 7% in Year One...
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Up to one in three Malaysian schoolchildren under 15 now suffer from myopia, or short-sightedness, with prevalence rising rapidly from 7% in Year One to 30% by the time they enter secondary school, driven largely by excessive screen use and limited time outdoors, experts say. PETALING JAYA – Experts warn that without intervention, childhood myopia may soon become the norm rather than the exception in Malaysian classrooms. The condition is spiralling up nationwide, they said, but it can still be curbed if parents encourage outdoor play, limit screentime to 30 minutes a day and ensure children undergo annual eye check-ups starting at age five. According to them, up to one in three Malaysian...
Up to one in three Malaysian schoolchildren under 15 now suffer from myopia, or short-sightedness, with prevalence rising rapidly from 7% in Year One...
Up to one in three Malaysian schoolchildren under 15 now suffer from myopia, or short-sightedness, with prevalence rising rapidly from 7% in Year One...
Up to one in three Malaysian schoolchildren under 15 now suffer from myopia, or short-sightedness, with prevalence rising rapidly from 7% in Year One...
PETALING JAYA: Experts warn that without intervention, childhood myopia may soon become the norm rather than the exception in Malaysian classrooms....
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