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NEW STUDIES ON WHY MYOPIA MAY/MAY NOT PROGRESS

Please go to blog of John C. Hagan III MD for the abstracts on three new studies from May 2013 issue of OPHTHALMOLOGY on 1: day length 2. outdoor activities  3. body growth and how they may or may not affect the development or progression of myopia.

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Turns out "you kids go play outside" is darn good advice.
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Nice, new information, Dr. Hagan!

My husband is a human anatomist and, as a devotee of "form follows function," has speculated for years about the possible importance of outdoor activity in reducing myopia in kids.  The second study you reference was very interesting to him.
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