A myopia epidemic is sweeping the globe

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A myopia epidemic is sweeping the globe. Here’s how to stop it
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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.

As I understand it, it isn't sunlight, but distance.

If a child spends all its time indoors focusing on nothing farther than the walls, myopia will result.

Well how do you expect the kid to prepped to spend all of their adult working life in front of computer screen?

If they're lucky, and hopefully they are! There are a LOT more bad jobs out there than sitting inside and looking at screens.

I'm actually about to get ICL surgery to correct mine in July @ 35 years old. Pretty stoked to not have to use glasses anymore. Though from what I've been told, it will make those of us who get ICLs more susceptible to early cataracts (like 60 years old or so versus 75, as we all will eventually get cataracts if we live long enough), and I'll need a second surgery at that point for better lenses. But if I'm going to eventually need that surgery anyway to remove a cataract, then what's it matter?