What does a fear of sunlight, terrible parental pressure and overreliance on education do for our kids? Turns them into vampires, of course.
This is a fascinating article, and of special relevance to us in Singapore given our similar urban lifestyles and education system.
Taiwan thinks it has found the cause and solution to myopia… and it’s sunlight.
Apparently sunlight helps to produce dopamine, which regulates the growth of the eyeball when young. So, encouraging more outdoor play for kids can slow or even stop myopia progression.
Amazing.
https://www.wired.com/story/taiwan-epicenter-of-world-myopia-epidemic/
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