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Be prudent for myopia

(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-01-24 08:04

Educational authorities should not take the risk of undertaking researches on how to prevent myopia in students, says an article in Yangcheng Evening News. The following is an excerpt:

For long school authorities have racked their brains trying to prevent myopia in students. And now, educational authorities in Guangzhou have come up with an all-new idea - wear presbyopic glasses.

This method of preventing short-sightedness still needs to be further studied, and it must be reasonable.

According to reports, Guangzhou education bureau will conduct a research on presbyopic glasses without much scientific significance. They will reportedly choose 2,000 primary school students and divide them into two groups: One group will be ensured one hour outdoor activities per day and the other group will be asked to wear presbyopic glasses at 3 diopters.

No one doubts the good intentions of the educational bureau of conducting the research. But if presbyopic glasses prove to be useless, who will be held accountable for the consequences of the research?

(China Daily 01/24/2009 page4)