The upshot is that dopamine regulates eye lengthening, and more light stimulates more dopamine.
Based on recent studies in Australia and Asia they recommend two hours of daily time outdoors for children to prevent myopia.
So it isn’t caused by looking at things close up, the confound was that people who spend a lot of time looking at things close up tend to do so under artificial light.
Based on recent studies in Australia and Asia they recommend two hours of daily time outdoors for children to prevent myopia.
So it isn’t caused by looking at things close up, the confound was that people who spend a lot of time looking at things close up tend to do so under artificial light.