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A new cure for short-sightedness has been discovered - not only effective, but scientists have unveiled how eye issues can be worked out with the help of daily intake of eye drops.

Examining 400 children from the ages of 6 to 12 for a period of four years, experts analyzed kids who were exposed to a daily dosage of drug atropine. Researchers, in the perspectives of the outcomes established that those kids who were given the drops on a daily basis with the lowest concentration of atropine such as 0.01 were less prone and susceptible to short-sightedness. The results made these children 50% less vulnerable to short-sightedness as those who lingered totally unacquainted with the remedy.

As per the team, the lowest dosage of the drug is always more beneficial as well as renders less side effects to the consumers, which can ultimately include light sensitivity as the pupil tends to be dilate less than 1mm.

Commenced at the Singapore Eye Research Institute, Dr Donald Tran maintains atropine as the panacea for all sorts of eye troubles. From myopia to lazy eyes, atropine has always been the favorite of eye surgeons.

Digging deeper into the discoveries, the Daily Mail suggests,

'This treatment could become a great ally in preventing myopia from causing serious visual impairment in children worldwide.'

The research upholds that children should be given drops of atropine on a daily basis so as to avoid short sightedness in the long run. Caused due to the lack of sunlight, shortsightedness can be put an end to through the continuous use of a safe and effective method.

Having optimistic views regarding the drug, K. David Epley, spokesman for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, said: 'With the rates of myopia skyrocketing, it will likely become a mainstay of treating children with myopia.'