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The planet’s vision is getting worse: 50% of the population will have myopia by 2050 (english.elpais.com)
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[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Maybe it’s the plastics in our blood?

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Or the obesity?

[–] [email protected] 58 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

No I think it’s the being inside all the time doing things close up. At least that’s what my optometrist told me when I developed childhood myopia.

Edit:🤦I should have read the article first.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Or the pollution?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago

More like looking at stuff near to our eyes all the time - e.g. a screen

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 months ago

Or the fucking pervasive mobile devices in front of our faces from a young age?