Time spent outdoors in childhood is associated with reduced risk of myopia as an adult

Time spent outdoors in childhood is associated with reduced risk of myopia as an adult

Abstract Myopia (near-sightedness) is an important public health issue. Spending more time outdoors can prevent myopia but the long-term association between this exposure and myopia has not been well characterised. We investigated the relationship between time spent outdoors in childhood, adolescenc...

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Main Authors: Gareth Lingham, Seyhan Yazar, Robyn M. Lucas, Elizabeth Milne, Alex W. Hewitt, Christopher J. Hammond, Stuart MacGregor, Kathryn A. Rose, Fred K. Chen, Mingguang He, Jeremy A. Guggenheim, Michael W. Clarke, Seang-Mei Saw, Cathy Williams, Minas T. Coroneo, Leon Straker, David A. Mackey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85825-y

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85825-y

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