naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 4 months agoThe planet’s vision is getting worse: 50% of the population will have myopia by 2050english.elpais.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1210arrow-down11cross-posted to: world@lemmy.worldworldnews@lemmit.online
arrow-up1209arrow-down1external-linkThe planet’s vision is getting worse: 50% of the population will have myopia by 2050english.elpais.comnaturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 4 months agomessage-square30fedilinkcross-posted to: world@lemmy.worldworldnews@lemmit.online
minus-squareReputedlyDeplorable@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up58·edit-24 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-squarePhineaz@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·4 months agoMore like looking at stuff near to our eyes all the time - e.g. a screen
minus-squarewhoisearth@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·4 months agoOr the fucking pervasive mobile devices in front of our faces from a young age?
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?