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-1KingKRool- t1_jdr05ow wrote

Reply to comment by nrkbarnetv in TIL Early Superman comics taught kids how to achieve super-strength through exercises in lifting armchairs, getting a super-grip, and achieving super-vision by glancing at distant and near objects repeatedly by Ok_Copy5217

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.

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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.

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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.

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-1KingKRool- t1_jdrz7hf wrote

Source it then, I sourced mine.

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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 two: https://www.optometrists.org/childrens-vision/guide-to-pediatric-eye-conditions/what-is-myopia/why-is-my-childs-myopia-worsening/

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?

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-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.

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