Children’s eyesight is steadily getting worse with one in three now short-sighted or unable to see things in the distance clearly, a global analysis suggests.
The researchers say Covid lockdowns had a negative impact on eyesight as children spent more time on screens and less time outdoors.
Short-sightedness, or myopia, is a growing global health concern which is set to affect millions more children by 2050, the study warns.
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Unless there’s some kind of cultural shift to encourage kids to go back to playing outside then I don’t see this getting better and will likely get worse.
I’m pretty sure the ‘free range kids’ movement is defunct.
