Professor Paul Baird

NHMRC Senior Research Fellow, Department of Surgery (Ophthalmology), Melbourne Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne; Honorary, Centre for Eye Research Australia

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Health & Medicine

Looking to the distance for healthy vision

Half of the world’s population is predicted to be short-sighted by 2050, driven by the growing intensity of close-vision work, highlighting the importance of getting outdoors

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