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👁️‍🗨️💡 Researchers from #SUNY found that focusing on close objects indoors may reduce the light reaching our retinas, potentially worsening short-sightedness (aka nearsightedness).

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/myopia-is-surging-and-one-common-habit-could-be-driving-it?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=news_links&utm_content=myopia-is-surging

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Myopia Is Surging, And One Common Habit Could Be Driving It

Cases of myopia, or short-sightedness, are increasing rapidly around the world, and a new study suggests that our modern tendency to spend more time indoors could be a key driving factor.

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