myopia

4thAugust 2021

The rise in short-sightedness in children – the role of outdoors

04.08.21|Categories: Research|Tags: , , , , |

This article in The Conversation explores research around factors responsible for myopia. This includes how children who spend more time outdoors are less likely to develop myopia, and studies requiring children to spend extra time outdoors during school hours found the rate of myopia onset decreased compared with children who didn’t spend additional time [...]