@[email protected] to World [email protected] • 7 months agoThe planet’s vision is getting worse: 50% of the population will have myopia by 2050english.elpais.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1206arrow-down13cross-posted to: world
arrow-up1203arrow-down1external-linkThe planet’s vision is getting worse: 50% of the population will have myopia by 2050english.elpais.com@[email protected] to World [email protected] • 7 months agomessage-square29fedilinkcross-posted to: world
minus-square@ReputedlyDeplorablelink58•edit-27 months agoNo I think it’s the being inside all the time doing things close up. At least that’s what my optometrist told me when I developed childhood myopia. Edit:🤦I should have read the article first.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish18•7 months agoMore like looking at stuff near to our eyes all the time - e.g. a screen
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink-3•7 months agoOr the fucking pervasive mobile devices in front of our faces from a young age?
Maybe it’s the plastics in our blood?
Or the obesity?
No I think it’s the being inside all the time doing things close up. At least that’s what my optometrist told me when I developed childhood myopia.
Edit:🤦I should have read the article first.
Or the pollution?
More like looking at stuff near to our eyes all the time - e.g. a screen
Or the fucking pervasive mobile devices in front of our faces from a young age?
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