minus-squaremagiccupcake@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Every hour children spend on screens raises chance of myopia, study findslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day 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 linkfedilink
minus-squaremagiccupcake@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Every hour children spend on screens raises chance of myopia, study findslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·1 day agoMore likely a lack of sun exposure https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-85825-y linkfedilink
minus-squaremagiccupcake@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Every hour children spend on screens raises chance of myopia, study findslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·1 day agoThis is old science. Increased time outdoors is correlated with a lower risk of myopia. It’s no surprise that more screen time = less time spent outdoors https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-85825-y linkfedilink
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