More children diagnosed with high myopia compared to a decade ago

The number of children in Singapore who have high myopia – defined as more than 500 degrees in each eye – has doubled compared to a decade ago. The Singapore National Eye Centre is also seeing children as young as six years old having to wear glasses. A decade ago, the average age was around 12. CNA’s Sabrina Ng reports. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia