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Night Time Contact Lenses Stop Children Becoming Short-sighted
近视眼有治啦!让孩子一夜告别近视
Children could be cured of short-sightedness by wearing soft contact lenses at night which re-shape their eyes to prevent them ever needing glasses, a study has shown.
一项研究显示,夜间佩戴一种特殊的隐形眼镜,可以重塑儿童的视力,帮助近视儿童恢复视力,从而告别眼镜 。
Trials involving more than 300 children in Britain and across the world showed that the lenses can stop the eye becoming misshapen which leads to myopia.
这项由全球300名儿童参与的研究表明,镜片可以有效地预防眼睛畸形,避免孩子近视 。
In April, a study published by Ulster University found that the rate of short-sightedness in Britain has doubled over the past 50 years, because children no longer spend enough time outdoors.
英国阿尔斯特大学4月份发表的数据显示:近50年来,英国人的近视率翻了一番,因为孩子们很少花充足的时间呆在户外 。
Twenty-three per cent of British 12 and 13-year-olds now suffer from myopia which causes distant objects to appear blurred, while close objects can be seen clearly - compared to 10 per cent in the 1960s.
23%的英国12-13岁孩子患近视,而在上世纪60年代,这个数字仅为10% 。
However a new study has found that contact lenses can stop the progression of myopia, a practice known as Orthokeratology.
然而一项新的研究发现,这项被称为角膜矫正术的隐形眼镜可以有效避免儿童近视 。
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词语解释
1.short-sightedness 近视
例句:Jack had been excused from military service on account of short-sightedness.
杰克因近视而免服兵役 。
2.contact lenses 隐形眼镜
例句:She persuaded her parents to buy her contact lenses.
她劝说她的父母给她买了隐形眼镜 。
3.leads to 引起;导致
例句:Dissatisfaction often leads to outright treason.
政治上的不满常常导致断然的背叛 。
4.suffer from 承受;遭受
例句:I often suffer from unaccountable headaches.
我常莫名其妙地头疼 。