The case for children to go and run around outside for a few hours just keep stacking up.

It’s one of the things parents are urged to consider as a measure to prevent myopia - commonly known as short sightedness.

By 2050 it is projected to affect 55 percent of people, but what many parents do not realise is that it can be managed if caught early.

Jagrut Lallu joins us now, he’s a founding member of the Child Myopia Working Group.

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