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Short-sightedness soars as children stay out of sun and glued to phones
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newspaper cutting
Evening Standard; Blunden, Mark
Europe: United Kingdom, England, London
2017-09-19
newsprint
overall: 180 mm x 166 mm

Three column lifestyle news feature about children's use of smartphone screen and eyesight problems stemming from a lack of daylight exposure, from page 13 of a free evening newspaper. Includes reference to the rate of short-sightedness (myopia) within primary schools, the use of atropine drops and corneal re-shaping contact lenses.


2017.687

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