Myopia currently affects an estimated 23% of the world’s population and it is increasing in prevalence. In some parts of Asia, it is so prevalent that non-myopic patients represent the minority. There is a paucity of New Zealand epidemiological data regarding myopia prevalence, but we should expect that this global epidemic is alive and well on our shores.
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