These simple rules help you fight myopia

These simple rules help fight myopia

December 22, 2024

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Half, or almost, of young French people are affected by myopia. However, a few simple rules of life can help to avoid it or at least slow it down.

Myopia in children

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Myopia can develop as early as age 3, with two peaks between ages 6 and 12, then between ages 18 and 25.

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This article is from the magazine Les Dossiers de Sciences et Avenir ndeg220 dated January/March 2025.

Myopia is increasing rapidly in developed countries. "40 to 50 % of 18-25 year olds are affected by it in France, which is much more than their elders (25 %), warns Arnaud Sauer, ophthalmologist at the Strasbourg University HospitalIt sets in during childhood and stabilizes in adulthood, and is not reversible.

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