This week being Myopia Awareness Week we look at the medical term which stands for short sightedness or near sightedness.
Myopia affects the world's population with 22.9% of people in the world who are struggling living with it. However, there numbers are said to double by the year 2050.
Benjamin Moshatama and Palesa Tau spoke to Dr Teboho Seobi, member of the Ophthalmological Society of South Africa.