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		<title>Studies show nearsightedness is rising as America&#8217;s vision gets blurrier</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz B.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Appearing this morning on Good Morning America, a new study shows that nearsightedness is up 66 percent since the 1970s. View GMA segment]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Appearing this morning on Good Morning America, a new <a href="http://archopht.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/127/12/1632">study</a> shows that nearsightedness is up 66 percent since the 1970s.</p>
<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/video/health-15749655/america-s-vision-gets-blurrier-17168303">View GMA segment</a></p>
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