Slowing the progression of myopia in children early may matter far more than we realise for their lifelong eye health, says Dr Foo Li Lian. SINGAPORE: When I tell parents that their young child’s spectacle prescription has increased again within a year, they are sometimes almost too calm about it. They see it as simply “updating glasses” annually and making the child sit farther from the television or reducing screen time.  This reaction is understandable in Singapore, where myopia is so common