Staying indoors in a dimly lit room and performing near tasks increases the risk of nearsightedness 16-fold compared to children who go outside. — Whalespan
Staying indoors in a dimly lit room and performing near tasks increases the risk of nearsightedness 16-fold compared to children who go outside.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“so if you take parents who don't wear spectacles and you put their child in a dark room and give them an electronic device or a book or whatever it is and have that child focus it near for hours on end odds are they're much more at risk for developing nearsightedness”
“so the worst thing you could do is stay inside in a dimly lit room and perform near tasks that raises your risk of nearsightedness 16-fold compared to kids who go outside”