More Time Outside Tied To Less Nearsightedness In Children, Sun Yat-sen University Study

For primary school children in China, spending an extra 45 minutes per day outside in a school activity class may reduce the risk of nearsightedness, or “myopia,” according to a new study.

In some parts of China, 90 percent of high school graduates have nearsightedness, and rates are lower but increasing in Europe and the Middle East, the authors write.

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