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I always thought it was because all of the "far away" stuff is outside and a person who spends 90% of their time indoors never has to look at anything far away.
by jacobwilliamroy 9y ago
I always thought it was because all of the "far away" stuff is outside and a person who spends 90% of their time indoors never has to look at anything far away.
What are the rates of shortsightedness among people living in dense forests (or some other cramped outdoor environment)?
- walterbell 9y agoFacing a window with natural light can help, if you take regular breaks from close-up focusing.
- jeffdavis 9y agoHow would you study those two potential variables seperately to find the true cause? It would be difficult to have such a large indoor area that people regularly focus far away. But maybe you could keep UV lights on indoors in an animal study to see if the UV light reduces myopia.
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- dingo_bat 9y agoNearsightedness seldom means you can see all nearby stuff. For me, even a notebook kept on my desk is too "far". I don't think living in a dense forest would change anything. I don't think growing nearsightedness is because we are "evolving" to our surroundings.
- Vadoff 9y agoI think the eye damage is more to do with looking at something of fixed distance for long periods of time (computers, tvs, tablets, & phones). A person living in a dense forest would still be constantly adjusting his/her focus.
- princeb 9y ago> In the early 2000s, when researchers started to look at specific behaviours, such as books read per week or hours spent reading or using a computer, none seemed to be a major contributor to myopia risk. is no one reading the article?