More time outdoors may reduce kids' risk for nearsightedness, research suggests
Monday, October 24, 2011 - 10:30
in Health & Medicine
A new analysis of recent eye health studies shows that more time spent outdoors is related to reduced rates of nearsightedness, also known as myopia, in children and adolescents. Myopia is much more common today in the United States and many other countries than it was in the 1970s.