Additional time spent outdoors by children results in decreased rate of nearsightedness

Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 14:21 in Psychology & Sociology

The addition of a daily outdoor activity class at school for three years for children in Guangzhou, China, resulted in a reduction in the rate of myopia (nearsightedness, the ability to see close objects more clearly than distant objects), according to a new study.

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