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#Nearsightedness is at epidemic levels – and the problem begins in childhood
Published: April 24, 2024 8:37am EDT
"Globally, a big part of this is due to the rapid development and industrialization of countries in East Asia over the last 50 years. Around that time, young people began spending more time in #classrooms reading and focusing on other objects very close to their eyes and less time #outdoors.
"This is also what researchers observed in the North American Arctic after World War II, when schooling was mandated for #IndigenousPeople. Myopia rates for #Inuit went from the single digits before the 1950s to upwards of 70% by the 1970s as all children began attending schools for the first time."
#LessScreenTime #MoreOutdoorTime #GoOutdoors #Nature #Smartphones #Computers #Childhood