Short sighted? Clicking on this article I thought it was going to be some half in jest article about not adopting long term sustainable policies. I've worn glasses for myopia since I was 9, have been at a number of ophthalmologist conferences, and have otherwise been somewhat more exposed to the field of optical medicine than average. I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've seen the term short sighted used instead of near sighted for myopia.
The original article seems not to use either term but sticks with myopia as would be expected. I'm guessing this is a reporter mistranslation of the medical term?
The original paper is "Global Prevalence of Myopia and High Myopia and Temporal Trends from 2000 through 2050" and can be found at http://www.aaojournal.org/article/S0161-6420%2816%2900025-7/...