The Myopia Boom
Diretto da Christophe Kilian20 gennaio 2018 52minDocumentario
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Short-sightedness is reaching epidemic proportions. Some scientists think they have found a reason why. East Asia has been gripped by an unprecedented rise in myopia. Today, up to 90% of Chinese teenagers and young adults are short-sighted. Other parts of the world have also seen a dramatic increase in the condition, which now affects around half of young adults in the USA and Europe. By some estimates, the world may count nearly half a billion of blind people in 2050. In severe cases, the deformation of the eyeball increases the risk of retinal detachment, cataracts, glaucoma and even blindness. About one-fifth of university-aged people in East Asia now have this extreme form of myopia, and half of them are expected to develop irreversible vision loss. This threat has prompted a rise in research to try to understand the causes of the disorder — and scientists are beginning to find answers…
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The Myopia Boom è stato rilasciato il 20 gennaio 2018.
The Myopia Boom era diretto da Christophe Kilian.
The Myopia Boom ha una durata di 52min.
The Myopia Boom è stato prodotto da Fabrice Papillon.
Short-sightedness is reaching epidemic proportions. Some scientists think they have found a reason why. East Asia has been gripped by an unprecedented rise in myopia. Today, up to 90% of Chinese teenagers and young adults are short-sighted. Other parts of the world have also seen a dramatic increase in the condition, which now affects around half of young adults in the USA and Europe. By some estimates, the world may count nearly half a billion of blind people in 2050. In severe cases, the deformation of the eyeball increases the risk of retinal detachment, cataracts, glaucoma and even blindness. About one-fifth of university-aged people in East Asia now have this extreme form of myopia, and half of them are expected to develop irreversible vision loss. This threat has prompted a rise in research to try to understand the causes of the disorder — and scientists are beginning to find answers…
I personaggi principali di The Myopia Boom sono Narrator (Valérie Bettencourt), Additional voice (Éric Chantelauze), Additional voice (Olivier Angèle).
The Myopia Boom è un film Documentario.
The Myopia Boom ha una valutazione di 7.2 su 10 dal pubblico.