Ever noticed your child rubbing her eyes persistently or reading books up close? Squinting while concentrating? Frequent headaches? Welcome the millennial kid.
While presbyopia or far sightedness was a common occurrence in kids and adults alike, myopia or near nearsightedness has reached almost epidemic proportions in kids across the world today and is all set to rise further, if experts are to be believed.
A lot of research has gone in to study these conditions in kids. Parents often tend to blame a few sets of factors such as increasing digital use – both in school and at home, increased academics and genes.
Scroll down to read more about this problem and what parents need to know.