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Re:Short-sightedness has risen to over 80% in some parts of ... by karmakaze on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @07:54PM (#33102708)
I think they mean near-sightness.

Short-sightness would be not planning for the future.

> Soaring rates of short-sightedness in children are alarming parents and doctors around the world.

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Re:Short-sightedness has risen to over 80% in some parts of ... by ttfkam on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @09:19PM (#33103222)
It's almost like the UK and the US use different terms for the same thing. ;-)

Apparently short-sightedness of both varieties is on the rise.

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Re:Short-sightedness has risen to over 80% in some parts of ... by karmakaze on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @11:35PM (#33104078)
What do you say in the UK for not planning for the future, near-sighted?
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Re:Short-sightedness has risen to over 80% in some parts of ... by kaliyarachan on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @09:29PM (#33103272)
Maybe we could find a correlation with increased screen time?
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Re:Short-sightedness has risen to over 80% in some parts of ... by paulryanrogers on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @11:48PM (#33104171)
Last I read it's more time in darker environments like indoors. And some populations saw the increase before screens were widespread: Eskimos, South Korea.
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Re:Short-sightedness has risen to over 80% in some parts of ... by iamthejuan on Thursday October 06, 2022 @01:52PM (#33111564)
In my experience is no longer able to exercise the full range of motion of the eyes, I think the muscles that controls focus tends to shorten due to lack of use. Looking only at very short distance or objects will lessen the range of motion of the eye muscles. I am using a prescription eyeglasses before but it is not helping what helped is looking at distant objects while relaxing my eyes. Eventually the doctor said my eyes returned to 20/20 vision.
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