China woman, in her 70s, spends entire day on phone, ends up with 2,300-degree myopia

A Chinese woman in her 70s was found to have myopia of 2,300 degrees after frequently spending the entire day on her phone, often into the wee hours of the morning.

She initially visited the hospital due to blurred vision, 8world reported, adding that she was found to have severe myopia after an examination.

Should protect vision

In addition, according to local media, a doctor realised that before this, the elderly woman already had cataract and a high degree of myopia, but never received treatment and continued using her phone for long hours.

The doctor advised that those above 60 should reduce the amount of time spent on their phones and let their eyes rest in order to protect their vision.

They should also go for regular eye checkups, the doctor said, adding that this is because their eye function may deteriorate with age, and as such, it is important to build healthy eye habits.

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