As one meta-analysis put it:

It’s estimated that an increase of one hour per day of outdoor time could reduce the occurrence of myopia in children by 45%.

Make sure your kids spend time outside, folks!

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    2 hours ago

    where are you getting these numbers… from what I can see, the global average was 23% in 2000 and 34% today.