Figure 3.

Estimated increase in myopia prevalence in populations from different countries of the world including Asia between the years 2000 and 2050 [3]. The percentages shown here are based on data from an earlier report published five years ago. Current statistics from a more recent review [2] reveal that in 2019, only 5% of the total populations of East and Southeast Asia still had normal (uncorrected) vision. This leads one to suggest that higher percentages than shown above are to be anticipated for the year 2050 if nothing gets done to stop the worldwide trend of myopia.