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Re:Ancient switch to soft food gave us overbite–the ability ... by bluGill on Friday February 21, 2025 @11:08AM (#43129144)
There are plenty of people who got exposure to sunlight and far distances as a child who need glasses anyway.

My dad grew up on a farm, and rarely spent much time inside, still needed strong glasses all his life to see.

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Re:Ancient switch to soft food gave us overbite–the ability ... by Clamchop on Friday February 21, 2025 @11:15AM (#43129253)
Anecdotally, I grew up playing outdoors on a farm, not much computer time until I was 11 or 12 or so, which is also around the time I had to get glasses with almost the same prescription strength as my father.

Either computers are quick to ruin eyesight or it was genetic.

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Re:Ancient switch to soft food gave us overbite–the ability ... by WithinReason on Friday February 21, 2025 @11:57AM (#43129892)
Hence GP's use of the word reduce instead of eliminate
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