A Vision for the Future: Fighting Myopia in Singapore
Prof Saw Seang Mei
Wallace Foulds Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School
Head, Myopia Unit, Singapore Eye Research Institute
Professor, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, NUS
Myopia or nearsightedness is a worldwide public health burden, with its increasing prevalence in developed countries like Singapore.
Preventive measures are necessary for each step of myopia progression toward vision loss. Approaches to prevent myopia-related blindness should therefore attempt to prevent or delay the onset of myopia among children.
Myopia in Singapore and the world
What we have learnt about myopia from GUSTO
New findings on myopia from the Singapore study, SCORM
Advice for children with myopia