India, Nov. 23 -- Children's eyesight is under threat due to the pervasive and exponential rise of screen usage in today's lifestyle. While it may seem convenient to calm a child's tantrums by handing them a device and letting it distract them, this habit poses a major risk to their vision. With the dominance of digital life nowadays, young children and tweens are getting personal smartphones early.

This is evident in the sharp rise in the number of children requiring glasses, which is alarming. A study published in the Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology revealed that children within the ages of 11-15 years account for 50 per cent of progression. Progression means that their myopia got worse, in other words, their ...