Why Rwanda should teach China how to fix its eyecare crisis
(WorldNews China)

(CNN)President Xi Jinping recently described myopia as an epidemic affecting China`s younger generations. There are now an estimated 720 million Chinese citizens with uncorrected poor vision, according to Dr. Xun Xu at the Shanghai Eye Hospital. Short-sightedness increases dramatically with age; it affects over half of children aged 10, 80% of 16-year-olds and over 90% of university students in China. But the Chinese government has the resolve -- and a five-year plan -- to eradicate poor vision and preventable blindness by delivering `universal medical eye care for all.` It is a huge undertaking but worth doing, as treating myopia is more than just a health issue. Qi gong master Liang Jian...