Two years ago, a teacher saw that Paul, a 10-year-old boy, could no longer see things written on the board at the front of the class.
After a check-up, Paul was found to be one of the growing number of children with myopia, also called nearsightedness. People with this eye condition have difficulty seeing faraway objects, but can see near objects clearly.
Children with at least one nearsighted parent are more likely to develop this condition.
But the ophthalmologist had some good news: special glasses have just been invented that could slow down the progress of Paul's myopia.
"After a year, the results are quite positive because his eyesight seems to be stable," says Paul's mother.
