Ophthalmologists have warned that the rate of eye diseases among
younger people is increasing in China, and that short-sightedness
has become the No. 1 contributor to weak eyesight among children.
The experts have made the theme of this year’s National Healthy Eye
Day, which falls on June 6, early treatment to preserve children’s
eyesight.
China has 40 percent of Asia’s one million blind children, and the
number of children who suffer from weak sight has reached 10
million in China.
The incidence of short-sightedness is increasing among young
people; some 30 percent of primary school students and 50 percent
of middle school students are short-sighted. The ophthalmologists
said that China must take steps to promote knowledge about eye
diseases among young people.
(People’s Daily 06/07/2001)