With civilization's advance, the rate of near-sightedness has grown by leaps and bounds, and Health Department statistics show that the ranks of the near-sighted now include more than half of sixth graders, 75 % of ninth-graders and 85 % of those in senior high school.
隨著文明的腳步，兒童近視人口也與日俱增。根據衛生署去年的調查，台灣地區六年級的學童半數以上罹患近視，國中三年級的罹患率增加到七成五，高中生更高達八成五。