The rate of nearsightedness nearly doubled between the 1970s and early aughts, and jumped five-fold since 2000. At this rate, one in two humans is likely to have myopia by 2050, amounting to a seven-fold increase, researchers from the Brien Holden Vision Institute report in the journalOpthalmology. Chief among the problems behind the major public health issue is that, while a few prevailing theories are floating around, we don’t really know why the human eyeball is, essentially, not growing how it should, reports Wired. Babies, it turns out, are actually born farsighted, with slightly squashed eyeballs that gradually elongate through childhood and stop once the image on the retina has come into ideal focus.
To become normal sighted is an incredible feat of controlled eye growth," one ophthalmologist tells Wired. It’s possible that spending less time outdoors is confusing this normal growth pattern, but whether that’s due to light interfering with our circadian rhythms, or a lack of focus on objects that are far away, or something else altogether remains, ahem, unclear. Plus, as another vision scientist puts it, “you don’t want to trade myopia for skin cancer.” Some researchers purport that a cure to at least slow the progression of myopia already exists in the form of eyedrops,Optometry Today reports, but either way the new study’s researchers report in Science Dailythat it’s high time we research the condition further.
http://m.newser.com/story/220751/half-of-humans-will-be-nearsighted-by-2050.html
not probable.
genetics are not on their side.
did you confirm those stats?
let people stop wanking …
hehehe…
tell the women to loosen the goods abit.
yenyewe there is a sexual crisis in this country. tangu warembo wa-attach material value to kanoo-noo vijana wako na stress…
Does computer use for long periods lead to myopia?
i dont think it is only in this country. it is everywhere.
it a female evolutionary survival tactic.
it cuts across board.
all “classes” of women
I am sure no cases were reported in the 19th and 18th century…
Could the increase in the number of reported cases be from better diagnostics??
hehehe…
eighteenth century(1700-1799)?
maybe they didnt bother
Mimi nilianza kuvaa glasses in form 3. Hated them, but I don’t like contact lens. Surgery to correct myopia is probably expensive and delicate.
Hehehe…welcome to my world. Form 4 it was. For about two years prior, I’d suffered continuous headaches that defied all medication, till an ophthalmologist actually helped me out. Needless to say, my headaches ended with that first pair of spects.
Not sure. But take a 5-10minute break from that screen after every 40-60minutes of continuous use.
Also, adjust screen contrast & brightness to bare minimum.
If you’re online a lot at night, some sort of filter may be necessary to filter out that bright blue light that makes it a bit difficult for you to fall asleep.
If you already have spects, ensure they have an antiglare coating. Helps lessen eye strain when in comp (and makes driving at night much easier).
Some research released by Chinese scientists some time last year had implied as much. They recommended letting your young ones play outdoors for at least one hour daily to help mitigate.
soooooooooooo do your glasses suppress kisirani? 'cause we can all agree that the 2 of you (and another bespectacled individual who shall remain unnamed) are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too chilled out.
Not so sure. Good spects are however expensive (upwards of 20k) and one is forced to be a bit careful e.g by not getting into unnecessary brawls and such. Which is why I don’t like seeing kids in spects. They (almost) never get to enjoy their childhood.
[SIZE=1]glasses on or off when its time for a roll in the hay?[/SIZE]
:D:D:D:D:D:D
Off, obviously.
:oops:
Just chanced upon this nearsightedness discussion on BBC Earth.
Spects can be a barrier to comfy smooching. You already know I haven’t rolled in the hay.