By the year 2050, half of the world's people will need glasses!

The Dhaka Times Desk The excessive use of computers in the present generation is having a negative effect on the eyes. That's why by the year 2050, half of the people in the world will need glasses!

According to a research report published in the Ophthalmology journal, people of the present age spend a lot of time looking at bright computer screens. Due to which they have a negative effect on the eyes. A group of scientists from Australia and Singapore have warned about this based on a study. The researchers said that half of the world's people may suffer from myopia by the middle of this century, i.e. by the year 2050.

The report published in the journal Ophthalmology also says that the use of the eyes to see close objects or scenes is relatively high. From youth to almost all ages, people are regularly engrossed in the screens of devices like computers and smartphones for long periods of time. Due to which there is a negative impact on their eyes. And so by the year 2050, at least 50 percent of people on this planet will be forced to wear glasses or contact lenses. On the other hand, at least 10 percent of the population will suffer from severe nearsightedness (myopia).

Researchers from the Brian Holden Vision Institute at the University of New South Wales in Australia and the Singapore Eye Research Institute wrote that not only computer use, but environmental factors will also be responsible for future nearsightedness. Such as the excessive pressure of education especially on children-teenagers-youth in Singapore, Korea, Taiwan and China.

It is estimated that 9 out of 10 teenagers in China suffer from nearsightedness. On the other hand, the rate of this problem is much higher in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. Only 3.5 percent of 19-year-olds can see clearly. About 50 percent of teenagers in Europe suffer from nearsightedness (myopia). But in their parents' generation, the rate of nearsightedness was less than 25 percent.

Professor Kovin Naidoo, one of the authors of this research report and chief executive of the Brian Holden Vision Institute, said children should have their eyes checked regularly every year. To avoid the risk of future vision problems, they need to adopt strategies such as spending more time outdoors and reducing the amount of time they spend staring at mechanical screens.