Article re: Development of Myopia + Outdoor Time

[santoki77]

Since I have so much time on my hands...here's an article that was shared by an opthamologist-friend of mine.  the short version is evidence is starting to show a correlation between outdoor time in kids and the development of myopia (short-sightedness).  

www.nature.com/news/the-myopia-boom-1.17120?WT.mc_id=FBK_NatureNews

[bruunk]

This is interesting! I kinda figure, thanks to genes, that our kiddo will have glasses (both DH and I wear corrective lenses, and braces are just a given in both families), but this is good to know too! Thankfully, we both like outdoor stuff, so hopefully kiddo does too.

[wormgerm]

Interesting. I got glasses in 3rd grade for nearsightedness, so... 1996? Probably before I had even used a computer or hand held game. My husband got glasses in middle school but he grew up with Nintendo and computer games. Basically my kids are screwed and will have adorable little glasses. That was an interesting article though. Those numbers are astounding.

[kemdupuis]

This is really interesting. Not that it will change anything. My poor child is doomed. I am legally blind (when not wearing my contacts or glasses) and DH has terrible eyesight, too.