“The Most Vulnerable Group to Myopia: Children and Adolescents”

The Ministry of Health said that children and adolescents are the most vulnerable groups to myopia, in addition to those who have a family history of this disease.

She explained that myopia is one of the most common types of refractive defects, as a person with this disease sees close objects clearly, while it is difficult for him to see distant objects.

It revealed 3 symptoms felt by the patient with this disease, namely: difficulty seeing distant objects, headache as a result of eyestrain, blinking and constantly rubbing the eyes.

She referred to 3 ways to adapt and treat the disease, which consisted of wearing eyeglasses and contact lenses and performing vision correction surgeries.