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mettwurstkaninchen@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months ago

Every hour children spend on screens raises chance of myopia, study finds

www.theguardian.com

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Every hour children spend on screens raises chance of myopia, study finds

www.theguardian.com

mettwurstkaninchen@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months ago
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Experts warn young people should have limited use of devices and spend more time outdoors
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  • magiccupcake@lemmy.world
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    This is old science.

    Increased time outdoors is correlated with a lower risk of myopia. It’s no surprise that more screen time = less time spent outdoors

    https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-85825-y

    • Jackhammer_Joe@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      Using screen outdoors = equilibrium

      Science!

      • KomfortablesKissen@discuss.tchncs.de
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        10 months ago

        E-inks with 30+ framerates (and durability of multiple years while doing so) will save us!

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    I bet you it’s every minute too.

    • Jackhammer_Joe@lemmy.world
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      Scientists even discuss if it might every second as well

      • jsomae@lemmy.ml
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        10 months ago

        Fortunately, milliseconds, no matter the quantity, have no effect.

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    I thought it was a myth and that genetics is the most contributing factor ?

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      I think part of it is sun exposure, my eyesight is much worse than my close relatives, and I was born in Iceland which has much weaker sunlight.

      https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-85825-y

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    Or to be less alarmist and ‘but everything after I was a kid is bad’

    Putting kids in environments where they only ave to focus on things up close ruins distance vision.

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      More likely a lack of sun exposure

      https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-85825-y

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    I’m more worried about the hairy palms.

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    Better than every hour children would have spent in the coal mines

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