mettwurstkaninchen@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 hours agoEvery hour children spend on screens raises chance of myopia, study findswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down16cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up145arrow-down1external-linkEvery hour children spend on screens raises chance of myopia, study findswww.theguardian.commettwurstkaninchen@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 hours agomessage-square16fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareBrumefeylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·22 hours agoI thought it was a myth and that genetics is the most contributing factor ?
minus-squaremagiccupcake@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·16 hours agoI think part of it is sun exposure, my eyesight is much worse than my close relatives, and I was born in Iceland which has much weaker sunlight. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-85825-y
minus-squarepebbleslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·21 hours agoI hear genes couldn’t have changed as fast as shortsightedness has risen. I’ve heard bright light like from the sun helps certain systems shape the eyes and as we’ve rapidly become indoor folks myopia has risen.
I thought it was a myth and that genetics is the most contributing factor ?
I think part of it is sun exposure, my eyesight is much worse than my close relatives, and I was born in Iceland which has much weaker sunlight.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-85825-y
I hear genes couldn’t have changed as fast as shortsightedness has risen. I’ve heard bright light like from the sun helps certain systems shape the eyes and as we’ve rapidly become indoor folks myopia has risen.