PMzyox t1_jdpz2uw wrote
Ah yes, the old look at things close and then far away
nrkbarnetv t1_jdqcj6w wrote
Which does actually work.
Kids won't get x-ray vision, but the increasing need for eye-correction is due to a lack of simulation of the eye muscles.
And lifting chairs will indeed give you "super" strength. In that it'll make you stronger and more coordinated.
Admetus t1_jdqfxkm wrote
That's the problem for in-city kids. They never need to look further than one block, and their infinity focus is seriously impaired.
Spare-Competition-91 t1_jdrsh8m wrote
Damn, never thought about this until now. I've lived all over, I have great vision, but I think a lot of the time I was focusing on all kinds of distances growing up. Also on fast moving objects. I used to race motorcycles and you need fast eyesight to deal with corners you're flying up to at 100+ MPH.
Grimsqueaker69 t1_jdsoexk wrote
I don't believe that's true at all. When it comes to distance vision, the difference between a focal point of a couple blocks and infinity is very minor actually and certainly not something that is improved by living somewhere with longer focal distances more readily available. I can find no evidence to back up that this has any affect whatsoever
fourdac t1_jdr4j4q wrote
No man, that’s parents who don’t get their kids off the screen. City fuckers don’t live there to survive one block to the next, they take time off to sightsee and there’s a lot more to see in the city.
-1KingKRool- t1_jdr05ow wrote
The ‘increasing need for eye correction’ is due to better detection of poor vision.
Harvard states that eye exercises do not improve vision, and at absolute best only slightly delay the usage of corrective lenses, although they posit it’s more likely that, once lenses are worn, people acclimate to the improved vision, and no longer find their previous levels of vision acceptable.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/the-lowdown-on-eye-exercises
Saying it’s due to recent developments is like saying people are only developing celiac disease in the last few decades. People have had it for millennia, they just suffered without us knowing what caused it before.
nrkbarnetv t1_jdr8yio wrote
That specifically talks about eye exercises as adults, and nothing on the effects of (a lack of/ eye stimulation while growing up.
This is typical contrarianism, you pat yourself on the back for finding something tangentially relevant to the topic to dispute a claim.
If you do the opposite Google search, you'll find multiple articles and studies about the importance of eye stimulation in children. Myopia in children is and has been on the rise due to a lack of stimulation.
This finding is recorded in countries who started screening children for myopia years ago, and have statistics to back up that yes, we are indeed seeing increased myopia in children and thus the population in general.
This does not mean eye "exercises" work on adults. Which is what the Harvard article is about.
throwawaytrumper t1_jdri4wp wrote
Can confirm, I have the useage of only on eye at a time due to minor childhood strabismus which could have been corrected with easy exercises as a child. I regret very often that this did not occur, I have no depth perception as an adult as a result.
-1KingKRool- t1_jdrz7hf wrote
Source it then, I sourced mine.
nrkbarnetv t1_jds6k7p wrote
You "sourced" an irrelevant article for the topic of conversation.
Here's one: https://www.kidsorthok.com.au/what-causes-myopia.html
Here's a third and final https://www.aao.org/eye-health/diseases/myopia-control-in-children
These all day the same thing, environmental factors are at play on children, and the last two decades have seen a dramatic increase of myopia in children.
Now tell me, are you mature enough to admit when you're wrong, or are you going to be a bitch about it?
-1KingKRool- t1_jdthp4m wrote
Amazing, you sourced three articles that all provided 0 links to studies, and all of which admitted that the best they have is “well maybe environment contributes” but they all admit that genetics is the only known issue.
Come back when you have an actual study, buddy. Until then, I’ll trust the actual medical school.
DiscretePoop t1_jdswl12 wrote
Myopia probably has more to do with not enough sunlight. children are spending more time indoors. normally, sunlight is supposed to trigger a dopamine response in the retina which triggers normal eye development. With insufficient sunlight stimulation, the eye develops poorly and becomes elongated. You can't fix that by doing eye exercises.
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