Release Date

15 Jan, 2018

Runtime

00:52: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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…

Original Title

Demain, tous myopes ?

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Actors

Valérie Bettencourt

Éric Chantelauze

Olivier Angèle

Fabien Autin

Valérie Levy

Cécile Combes

Crew

Christophe Kilian

Fabrice Papillon

Pierre Grillot

Christophe Millet

Irving Acao

Olivier Raffet

Christophe Kilian

Serge Turquier

Fabrice Papillon

Valérie Rosselini

Antony Noyelle

Christophe Kilian

Théodora Lejeune

Jeanne Lachèze