There’s no way around it: Since the pandemic began, kids of all ages are spending lots more time looking at screens, particularly as many schools shifted from the classroom to the computer. A survey conducted by Ipsos and the Global Myopia Awareness Coalition found that 44 percent of U.S. children are using electronic devices for over four hours a day, more than double the rate before the pandemic.
Naturally, there are worries about the effects on physical activity, loneliness and sociological gaps. But in the United States, I think not enough people are considering another potential side effect of living through screens: eye damage.
Our eyes aren’t built to
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