Education News – Grace Smith
“A panel of US ophthalmology experts has suggested that too much time in front of a computer screen, a lack of time outside, and the use of other technological devices may be raising children’s risk for nearsightedness, also known as myopia. The prevalence of myopia in Americans has almost doubled over the last 50 years, noted the ophthalmologists. They feel this is because of focusing on something that is close and not spending enough time outdoors in sunlight…The experts agreed that although reading should be encouraged in children, too many hours of straight reading without looking up from the page can be harmful to the eyes. They suggested that kids take a 20-second break every 20 minutes and use that time to look at something far away…”(more)