Children’s eyesight is steadily getting worse with one in three now short-sighted or unable to see things in the distance clearly, a global analysis suggests.
The researchers say Covid lockdowns had a negative impact on eyesight as children spent more time on screens and less time outdoors.
Short-sightedness, or myopia, is a growing global health concern which is set to affect millions more children by 2050, the study warns.
Unless there’s some kind of cultural shift to encourage kids to go back to playing outside then I don’t see this getting better and will likely get worse.
I’m pretty sure the ‘free range kids’ movement is defunct.