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Short-sightedness is reaching epidemic proportions. Some scientists think they have found a reason why. East Asia has been gripped by an unprecedented rise in myopia. Today, up to 90% of Chinese teenagers and young adults are short-sighted. Other parts of the world have also seen a dramatic increase in the condition, which now affects around half of young adults in the USA and Europe. By some estimates, the world may count nearly half a billion of blind people in 2050. In severe cases, the deformation of the eyeball increases the risk of retinal detachment, cataracts, glaucoma and even blindness. About one-fifth of university-aged people in East Asia now have this extreme form of myopia, and half of them are expected to develop irreversible vision loss. This threat has prompted a rise in research to try to understand the causes of the disorder — and scientists are beginning to find answers…

Género: Documental

Emitir: Valérie Bettencourt, Éric Chantelauze, Olivier Angèle, Fabien Autin, Valérie Levy, Cécile Combes

Tripulación: Christophe Kilian (Scenario Writer), Fabrice Papillon (Scenario Writer), Pierre Grillot (Sound), Christophe Millet (Mixing Engineer), Irving Acao (Original Music Composer)

País: France

Tiempo de ejecución: 52 minutos

Calidad: HD

Lanzamiento: 2018

imdb rating 10

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