Myopia Epidemic: If it Isn’t Curbed, Everyone May Be Myopic After 2050
Published: 29 October 2020 | Updated: 30 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: Myopia forecasts describe population scenarios, not a certainty that everyone will become short-sighted. The widely cited 2016 model projected roughly half the population by 2050. Individual risk and care cannot be read directly from a global projection.