A myopia epidemic is sweeping the globe. Here’s how to stop it
www.nature.com
Time spent outdoors is the best defence against rising rates of short-sightedness, but scientists are searching for other ways to reverse the troubling trend.
  • Sibbo@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Let’s hope there is a way to cure it.

    I always thought it was only genetic, so noone could do anything against a wrong eyeball shape. But this seems very uplifting.

    I wonder though why this article cites mainly eastern Asian sources. Is the rest of the world not interested in curing myopia?

    • bitwaba@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      6 months ago

      It has been a noticeable phenomena in East Asia for about 2 decades longer than the West. They’ve been studying it longer/have more data.

    • Dept@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      1·
      6 months ago

      Wasn’t myopia linked to lack of exposure to sunlight while growing up? The cure is literally for children to go outside more. and for those with it LASIK is the only solution.