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30 April 202030 April 2020

Academic study styles which involve intensive reading and other close-work activities appear to play a role in the development and severity of near/shortsightedness in adolescents

In May 2019 researchers from Israel published the results of their study to assess the association between studying in different educational systems and the incidence and severity of myopia in … Read more

28 April 202028 April 2020

More time spent outdoors and a longer writing/reading distance appear to reduce the risk of near/shortsightedness in adolescents, whereas time spent doing close work appears to increase the risk

In August 2019 researchers from China published the results of their study to assess risk factors for near/shortsightedness among schoolchildren. The researchers stated that in recent decades, the incidence of … Read more

19 August 201821 November 2019

Both dark and milk chocolate improve visual acuity, but dark chocolate improves it more

In June 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the short-term effects of dark chocolate and milk chocolate on visual acuity and contrast sensitivity. … Read more