Childhood myopia affects one-third globally, projected to exceed 740 mln by 2050: study

LONDON, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Childhood myopia affects approximately one-third of children and adolescents globally, and its incidence is expected to exceed 740 million cases worldwide by 2050, according to a recent study.

Led by researchers from the School of Public Health at China's Sun Yat-Sen University, the study was published in the latest edition of the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

It analyzed