{
  "id": 3744231,
  "title": "Special aspherical glasses slow down childhood myopia progression, two-year trial finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/special-aspherical-glasses-slow-down-childhood-myopia-progression-two",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-27T13:01:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-special-aspherical-glasses-childhood-myopia.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The number of people who need prescription glasses to correct their vision is increasing each year as nearsightedness, or myopia, becomes more common worldwide. Current projections suggest cases could reach 50% by 2050, affecting nearly 5 billion people.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}