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Significant outdoor exposure is essentially the only relevant factor for preventing myopia. I would be interested in seeing any studies that showed any meaningf
by zargon 8mo ago
Significant outdoor exposure is essentially the only relevant factor for preventing myopia. I would be interested in seeing any studies that showed any meaningful relevance of low light reading, while controlling for time spent outdoors.
- avadodin 8mo agoMain factor is genetics. I was gaming on a blurry CRT and reading on a dim light while hardly ever going outside during my teens and I only have light myopia on one eye. I don't know if it has ever been studied, but I suspect eye socket morphology from my own family anecdata. large eyes + small socket = squashed eyes. It could be different genetic factors for different populations too.
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- zargon 8mo agoI agree that genetics can protect you from developing myopia. For people who are genetically susceptible, outdoor exposure is critically important. Most people won't know which group their children are in.
- avadodin 8mo agoLet's just say I knew soon enough for the ones that were in the myopic group. It's not that I don't believe these studies or that I don't recommend children and even adults going outdoors and trying to watch something far away without glasses whatever their supposed genetics may be but I think it is nowhere close to a silver bullet.