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[–] Potatisen@lemmy.world 29 points 4 months ago (3 children)
[–] ReputedlyDeplorable@lemmy.world 58 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

No I think it’s the being inside all the time doing things close up. At least that’s what my optometrist told me when I developed childhood myopia.

Edit:🤦I should have read the article first.

[–] Samsy@lemmy.ml 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Phineaz@feddit.org 18 points 4 months ago

More like looking at stuff near to our eyes all the time - e.g. a screen

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca -3 points 4 months ago

Or the fucking pervasive mobile devices in front of our faces from a young age?