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Re:How to maintain good vision amidst the myopia epidemic by YeGoblynQueenne on Monday November 10, 2025 @08:24AM (#45875742)
>> Dimmer light makes the eye think it isn't done growing, so it grows more.

Does that mean that populations in places with more sunlight (e.g. close to the equator) have less myopia than populations with less (e.g. close to the arctic)?

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Re:How to maintain good vision amidst the myopia epidemic by jaggederest on Monday November 10, 2025 @06:52PM (#45882479)
Yes, and the difference is pretty significant, but early childhood schooling rates are more significant than latitude alone.

https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/27734/chapter/5#29

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