2026-04-25 11:28 UTC
I'm pretty sure in a few cases at least it's because academics don't consider eye health and stare at things way to close for way too long for days, weeks, months on end which damages their vision
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@a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca 2026-04-25 12:37
Wearing glasses [strongly correlates with how much time you spent outside as a kid](https://www.bbc.com/news/health-42238691). Less time outside = more likely to wear glasses
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@ripcord@lemmy.world 2026-04-25 12:24
Don't think that's true. https://opto.ca/eye-health-library/reading-myths-debunked https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/eye-health-myths-and-facts https://news.uthscsa.edu/myth-or-fact-can-sitting-too-close-to-the-tv-hurt-your-eyes-will-wearing-glasses-weaken-your-eyes-test-your-knowledge/ I guess maybe "a few" could be true but that's probably true of anything, like ants damaging vision, and so glasses are a sign of having ants