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The good news is that we can now treat and prevent sight loss
and its associated costs and impacts in ways that were not
possible until recent times. The key to better outcomes is early
identification, diagnosis and treatment. Therefore, it is now crucial
to expand primary eye care services to support every person to
preserve their vision, age well and benefit the economy as whole.
As well as our ageing population, myopia (short-sightedness)
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is increasing in younger people , and we need to do more to
ensure they have access to new evidence-based support now
and in the future.
The number of children with myopia has
doubled in 50 years
More people are likely to
have myopia in the future
The proportion
Children with of 11-16 year old
myopia has doubled with myopia in
in 50 years the UK has more
than doubled over
the last 50 years,
and children are
becoming myopic
at a younger age. 18
Audiology
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