Re:Staring at a Wall: Embracing Deliberate Boredom
by escapedmoose on Saturday October 28, 2023 @05:57PM
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I was this kid. It led to a lifelong love of reading and illustration which I’ve shared with friends and continue to cherish to this day. Sometimes the only think driving me out the door is the opportunity to draw something new or chance upon a good book or magazine. It also led to terrible eyesight, but generally your daughter is probably going to be fine.
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Re:Staring at a Wall: Embracing Deliberate Boredom
by Obscurity4340 on Saturday October 28, 2023 @08:18PM
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Why does reading lead to poor vision? You've got me interested particularly because I have such an odd dynamic with this. I don't feel like my lens prescription has really changed at all (like ever) but I suppose I would have to check the prescriptions to be sure.
Are there ways to attenuate what you're referring to you are aware of?
Re:Staring at a Wall: Embracing Deliberate Boredom
by wholinator2 on Sunday October 29, 2023 @02:27PM
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It's long, uninterrupted periods of staring at a very near object, usually lit artificially unless you have a pleasant reading space by a window. It leads almost invariable to nearsightedness more than just 'poor vision'. This effect is more pronounced in children due to the fact that their eyes are still growing and change shape much more easily. There have started to be myopic toddlers where this was previously a very rare genetics based phenomena.
Re:Staring at a Wall: Embracing Deliberate Boredom
by EvanAnderson on Sunday October 29, 2023 @05:00PM
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My daughter does have some wicked myopia. The optometrist blamed her reading.
Re:Staring at a Wall: Embracing Deliberate Boredom
by Obscurity4340 on Sunday October 29, 2023 @06:31PM
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You should get her something like VoiceDream or SpeechCentral and load books on to that. I feel like it would keep her eyes more active