Staff members from the local disease control and prevention center explain ways to prevent myopia to students and parents at a primary school in Funan county, Anhui province, on Sept 2. LYU NAIMING/FOR CHINA DAILY

　　China"s health authorities have unveiled a five-year plan to expand access to eye care services, with a focus on tackling childhood myopia, addressing cataracts, which are particularly common among seniors, and strengthening eye care capacity in rural areas.

　　By 2030, the nation aims to raise refraction screening rates steadily among children aged 6 and under, as well as primary and secondary school students, while improving awareness of refractive error care among the elderly, according to the plan released on Tuesday by the National Health Commission and two other government departments.