Will We All Be Blind Tomorrow?

Synopsis

Short-sightedness is reaching epidemic proportions. Some scientists think they have found a reason why. East Asia has been gripped by an unprecedented rise in myopia. Today, up to 90% of Chinese teenagers and young adults are short-sighted. Other parts of the world have also seen a dramatic increase in the condition, which now affects around half of young adults in the USA and Europe. By some estimates, the world may count nearly half a billion of blind people in 2050. In severe cases, the deformation of the eyeball increases the risk of retinal detachment, cataracts, glaucoma and even blindness. About one-fifth of university-aged people in East Asia now have this extreme form of myopia, and half of them are expected to develop irreversible vision loss. This threat has prompted a rise in research to try to understand the causes of the disorder — and scientists are beginning to find answers…

Main Cast

Valérie Bettencourt

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Éric Chantelauze

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Olivier Angèle

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Fabien Autin

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Valérie Levy

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Cécile Combes

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Christophe Kilian
Writing	Scenario Writer	Christophe Kilian Fabrice Papillon
Sound	Sound	Olivier Raffet Pierre Grillot Gilles Féron Christophe Kilian
	Original Music Composer	Irving Acao
Editing	Editor	Serge Turquier Dove Belhassen
Crew	Mixing Engineer	Christophe Millet
	Post-Production Manager	Antony Noyelle
Production	Producer	Fabrice Papillon
	Executive Producer	Valérie Rosselini
	Production Accountant	Jeanne Lachèze
	Administration	Théodora Lejeune
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