Techniques for curbing myopia

One in two people could be myopic by 2050, according to a 2016 Australian study. Young people in particular are bearing the brunt of this trend in the industrialized world: the need for glasses is increasingly widespread among children and teenagers, and is appearing earlier and earlier, with an increased risk of developing eye pathologies as adults. There are now so-called "myopia-braking" treatments to slow the movement.