Short-sightedness is reaching epidemic proportions

Re:Short-sightedness is reaching epidemic proportions by raverbashing on Sunday December 13, 2015 @06:35AM (#10726089)

"don't want to go outside"

Don't forget the scaremongering about skin cancer, dangers of the streets (or just the weather being crappy)

But to be honest outdoors is boring and just saying "ah go outside" means pretty much nothing.

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Re:Short-sightedness is reaching epidemic proportions by DanBC on Sunday December 13, 2015 @06:48AM (#10726114)

> Don't forget the scaremongering about skin cancer,

Hang on - most people only need 15 to 30 minutes of direct sunlight per day for their vitamin D (and many people don't get enough), but that's not saying the risk of cancer is scare mongering.

Skin cancer is the most common cancer; melanoma is about 2% of skin cancer cases but very many more skin cancer deaths. White americans have about a 2.4% risk over their lifetime of getting melanoma. About 9900 Americans die each year from melanoma, and about 70,000 people new melanomas will be diagnosed each year.

And melanoma is one of the most common cancers in young adults.

The major risk factor for melanoma is exposure to UV light.

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Re:Short-sightedness is reaching epidemic proportions by emiliobumachar on Sunday December 13, 2015 @07:00AM (#10726129)

But it's 3D!

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