#7 - Research on Outdoor Time and Myopia
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Dr. Nate and Dr. Beth review some of the latest research that suggstests that more time outdoors reduces the changes a child will become nearsighted.
Studies:
1. Environmental factors explain socioeconomic prevalence differences in myopia in 6-year-old children
http://bjo.bmj.com/content/early/2017/06/12/bjophthalmol-2017-310292
2. Time spent in outdoor activities in relation to myopia prevention and control: a meta-analysis and systematic review.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28251836
3. Time Outdoors at Specific Ages During Early Childhood and the Risk of Incident Myopia
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5341622/
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