Posted on 04/24/2015 6:40:27 AM PDT by KeyLargo
Science News
Teach children outside to save their vision, say scientists
By Sarah Knapton, Science Editor
5:35PM BST 23 Apr 2015
Children should be allowed to study outside to stop them becoming short-sighted, a new study suggests.
Researchers believe that youngsters are spending so long inside for lessons that it is damaging their eyesight.
In China, pupils are already being taught in huge translucent boxes to try and halt their vision decline after a study found that 80 per cent of children in Beijing were short-sighted.
Around 40 per cent of Britons suffer from myopia, or short-sightedness, with experts warning that the figure is rising.
Watching TV or starting at computer for hours does not cause short-sightedness
British laser eye surgeon Dr David Allamby said: "For 100 years we have researched into the effects of reading and prolonged study on making short-sightedness worse. It has become a common belief that spending too much time inside a book, or today on a screen, will make anyone's eyesight worse.
"Recent research might have turned this on its head. That's why today some Chinese schoolchildren are going to school inside a big glass box.
"There are several studies showing that lack of daylight might be the principal reason why children become more short-sighted, rather than prolonged reading.
"What wasn't factored into our decades of research was that reading and studying are done indoors, away from daylight. So the link between studying and myopia (short-sightedness) might really be a red herring, where the close vision activity is just a proxy for lack of daylight."
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Geez, Science has always said that near or far sightedness is due to the shape of the eyeball. What do actual SCIENTISTS say about this new assertion?
“Geez, Science has always said that near or far sightedness is due to the shape of the eyeball. What do actual SCIENTISTS say about this new assertion?”
What Are Nearsightedness (Myopia), Farsightedness
Orthodox Jewish men given a new weapon in the war against sexual temptation… blurred glasses so they can’t see women
Published: 16:34 EST, 10 August 2012 | Updated: 16:37 EST, 10 August 2012
It may seem a short-sighted solution but blurred glasses are their latest tool available to ultra-orthodox Jewish men who want to stop eyeing up beautiful women.
The specially-designed out of focus glasses are proving popular among so-called ‘Charedi’ men in religious areas of Israel.
The anti-ogle goggles can be snapped up for just a few pounds and feature a sticker on the lens which makes them poorly focused when looking anywhere except for the space in the immediate vicinity.
Focusing in: Specially-designed out of focus glasses are proving popular among so-called ‘Charedi’ men in religious areas of Israel, who want to avoid impure thought
The glasses provide clear vision for a few metres, but anything anything further away becoms blurry.
The glasses are on sale in religious neighbourhoods of Jerusalem such as Mea Shearim.
According to some reports, the glasses are just one item in a range ‘modesty’ accessories on offer in the area.
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