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naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 10 months ago

The planet’s vision is getting worse: 50% of the population will have myopia by 2050

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The planet’s vision is getting worse: 50% of the population will have myopia by 2050

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Experts point out that the overuse of screens and decline in outdoor activity are some of the factors behind the rise of the condition which, if not corrected, increases the risk of blindness
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    Maybe it’s the plastics in our blood?

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      Or the obesity?

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        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.

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        Or the pollution?

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          More like looking at stuff near to our eyes all the time - e.g. a screen

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        Or the fucking pervasive mobile devices in front of our faces from a young age?

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      Age

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