Will We All Be Blind Tomorrow?
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…
Year: 2018
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Scientifilms, ARTE
Director: Christophe Kilian
Cast: Valérie Bettencourt, Éric Chantelauze, Olivier Angèle, Fabien Autin, Valérie Levy, Cécile Combes
Crew: Gilles Féron (Sound), Jeanne Lachèze (Production Accountant), Valérie Rosselini (Executive Producer), Irving Acao (Original Music Composer), Fabrice Papillon (Scenario Writer), Pierre Grillot (Sound)
Runtime: 52 minutes
Release: Jan 15, 2018
IMDb: 10.00/10 by 1 users
Popularity: 0
Country: France
Language: Français
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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