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We should also "focus" on preventable myopia, which is so common, especially in Asia (For example, in Korea, 96% of younger population suffered from myopia, wh
by otterpro 8y ago
We should also "focus" on preventable myopia, which is so common, especially in Asia (For example, in Korea, 96% of younger population suffered from myopia, which is insane). If I have kids, I will make sure to let them play outside in the sun daily, in order to get enough exposure to the bright sunlight. As for me, I didn't get a lot of exposure to sun when I was in my early teens, when I developed myopia. I should've had more balanced lifestyle, instead of spending all my time playing with C64 in my room. I don't think it was hereditary because both of my parents and my siblings had normal vision. I was the only one in my family to wear glasses.
* [The myopia boom : Nature.com](https://www.nature.com/news/the-myopia-boom-1.17120 https://www.nature.com/news/the-myopia-boom-1.17120)
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjdkbcOx05A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjdkbcOx05A
- ashelmire 8y agoThat's really interesting!
- naravara 8y agoI played tennis competitively as a teen. So that was about 1 to 2 hours a day, every day in the Florida sun. Still developed myopia by the end of high school though. . .
- Narretz 8y agoVery interesting article. Do you also by any chance know of studies about adult myopia? I wonder if it light exposure. makes a difference there.