Air pollution linked to rising childhood myopia, study

Air pollution linked to rising childhood myopia, study

A new study has found that air pollution is damaging children’s eyesight. Dangerous emissions such as nitrogen dioxide have already been linked to 16,000 premature deaths among children and 30,000 new cases of asthma. Now, traffic-related pollution particularly nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has also been associated with how clearly children can see without glasses. The study conducted by researchers at the University of Bi…