One billion people at risk of blindness by 2050
Nearly one billion people could be at risk of blindness by the middle of the century if an emerging short-sightedness (myopia) epidemic is ignored, said researchers.
Oct 09, 2015, 23:14 PM IST2050 may witness up to 1bn people going blind
Currently, it's estimated that over 2 billion people in the world suffer from myopia.
Oct 09, 2015, 11:46 AM IST