Smartphones Can Cause Nearsighteness(pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
9 pointsby josefritzishere8 hours ago2 comments
  • Pooge8 hours ago
    Just as reading books all day will [1].

    Seems like the researchers are not interested in telling you that, however.

    Children spend most of their time indoor—would you want something to happen to them outdoor? Surely not, right?! But surely it must be those pesky screens.

    If that's not clickbait, then that's a hugely sensationalist title to something that is at best ignorant and at worst misinformation; I don't usually flag posts but I'm flagging this one.

    [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myopia#Environmental_factors

    • danielbln7 hours ago
      Can we have a lens that covers the entire display that collimates the light so you're actually focusing on 1-2m away or infinity, like in a VR headset?
      • Pooge6 hours ago
        I've been thinking about digital glasses that would correct your vision digitally (i.e. with pixels). Similar to your idea I would say!

        Not that I would choose them over regular glasses but now that I have the idea in my head I can't help but think about it.

        I'm not in the field at all, though.

  • josefritzishere8 hours ago
    I think we all intuited this was happening.