Half Chinese youth are myopic, expert warns

时间：2007-10-08 03:20:23

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Oct. 7 - Half of China's youth suffer from myopia, second only behind Japan, a Chinese ophthalmologist has warned.

 

China also has the largest myopic1 population in the world, with more than 300 million people wearing glasses to correct nearsightedness.

 

This accounts for nearly a quarter of the total population, ten percent higher than the world average, according to Ge Jian, director of the renowned2 Ophthalmic Center at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou.

 

Ge attributed the high rate of myopia to the strain on the eyes caused by large amounts of schoolwork, excessive television viewing and playing of computer games.

 

He also warned that 85 percent of prescription3 glasses in China were substandard because there are a lack of trained specialists in the field.

 

"In China, the public, doctors and optometrists4 are not well-trained in optic knowledge. One can have very different eye test results in different hospitals or opticians," Ge said, adding that the country urgently needs ophthalmologists.

 
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1 myopic SFtxF     
adj.目光短浅的，缺乏远见的
参考例句：
  • The Government still has a myopic attitude to spending.政府在开支问题上仍然目光短浅。
  • Myopic views could be potentially damaging for us.目光短浅会给我们带来严重的后果。
2 renowned okSzVe     
adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的
参考例句：
  • He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
  • She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。
3 prescription u1vzA     
n.处方，开药；指示，规定
参考例句：
  • The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
  • The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。
4 optometrists 32e19bc39d6eec5c32b2bda8e27f1918     
n.验光师，视力测定者( optometrist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • It's been proven by the greatest optometrists. 这可是最伟大的配镜师验证肯定了的。 来自辞典例句
  • Don't worry, Miss. We have qualified optometrists here an eye test now. 这个好些，我想把镜片也换上，可惜没有带视力记录来。 来自互联网

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