Sharon Oosthoek

Short-sighted discovery

ON Nature, Summer 2010 by Sharon Oosthoek Go outside and play. It’s a rare child who hasn’t heard those words, and now there’s another reason to heed them – better eyesight. Australian and Singaporean researchers have found the more time kids spend outdoors, the less likely they are to be nearsighted.  From 2003 to 2005, [...]