Every hour children spend on screens raises chance of myopia, study finds
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Well my 12 yr old is screwed. He's a gamer and... well spends too much time on the computer. Bah!
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I also think it's supposed to be Nearsighted not shortsighted. But I'm just a stupid American! LOL
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This 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
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Or to be less alarmist and 'but everything after I was a kid is bad'
Putting kids in environments where they only ave to focus on things up close ruins distance vision.
More likely a lack of sun exposure
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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.
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and depending on where they hang out on the internet, figurative myopia too!
But yeah, staring at a close distance for long periods of time tends to lead to nearsightedness in general. However, I've got myopia but not as bad as my siblings who spent less time in front of the screen growing up. Genetics plays a role too, among other factors.
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Grew up on computers, can confirm, decades later vision is a fuck.
Also grew up spending a lot of time in front of screens, vision is 20/15
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I bet you it's every minute too.
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I bet you it's every minute too.
Scientists even discuss if it might every second as well
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This 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
Using screen outdoors = equilibrium
Science!
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Scientists even discuss if it might every second as well
Fortunately, milliseconds, no matter the quantity, have no effect.
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Better than every hour children would have spent in the coal mines
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I'm more worried about the hairy palms.
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Using screen outdoors = equilibrium
Science!
E-inks with 30+ framerates (and durability of multiple years while doing so) will save us!
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