Experts point out that the overuse of screens and decline in outdoor activity are some of the factors behind the rise of the condition which, if not corrected, increases the risk of blindness
  • sandbox@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Optometrists believe that the reason for this is that we’re tending to be inside more than we used to be, rather than going outside as much, so our eyes basically aren’t getting as much exercise in looking at stuff far away.

    • kemsat@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 months ago

      Yeah, I’ve noticed that my eyes focal point has become the distance to my monitor.

    • over_clox@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 months ago

      You mean to tell me, that in this day and age, with half a zillion cars out on the road damn near every day, that people don’t go outside as much as they used to? Let alone have to look half a mile down the road to find the exit sign on the highway?..

      • FlowVoid@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        4 months ago

        Myopia develops in children. If you have any, you’ll know they don’t generally look out of car windows.

        • over_clox@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          4 months ago

          Oh, I’ve got myopia, like -5 vision, and yes I was born with it. That’s why I ain’t buying that whole ‘we don’t go outside as much’ theory for even a second.

          Edit: Thank goodness for glasses/contact lenses.

          • Damage@feddit.itEnglish
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            4 months ago

            I’ve spent most of my life in front of a screen and have perfect vision, a couple of people don’t make a statistic

            • over_clox@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              4 months ago

              I grew up on a 40 acre horse ranch and had to walk about a quarter mile to even catch the school bus, yet couldn’t see a pile of horse shit until I accidentally stepped in it.

              So still, I ain’t buying that whole ‘spending more time indoors causes myopia’ thing, I was literally born with it.

              • Damage@feddit.itEnglish
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                4 months ago

                There are infants born with heart issues, does that mean that you should eat 10 hamburgers a day anyway?

                • over_clox@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                  4 months ago

                  Did everyone miss my point? I didn’t grow up stuck inside so often, I spent a LOT of time outdoors. Hell, the first book I ever read was a survival manual.

                  I even learned to drive a stick shift at age 7, before I even got glasses. So I still stand by the opinion that indoor vs outdoor environment makes fuckall nothing to do with nearsightedness.

                  You’re either born with it or you aren’t. It’s all about the shape of the eye.

                  I spent more time outdoors than indoors.