A myopia epidemic is sweeping the globe. Here’s how to stop it
www.nature.com
Time spent outdoors is the best defence against rising rates of short-sightedness, but scientists are searching for other ways to reverse the troubling trend.
  • NABDad@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    5 months ago

    As I understand it, it isn’t sunlight, but distance.

    If a child spends all its time indoors focusing on nothing farther than the walls, myopia will result.

    • applepie@kbin.social
      61·
      5 months ago

      Well how do you expect the kid to prepped to spend all of their adult working life in front of computer screen?

      • LucidNightmare@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        5 months ago

        If they’re lucky, and hopefully they are! There are a LOT more bad jobs out there than sitting inside and looking at screens.