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Originally Posted by frahse
I saw an article that said that someone had come up with data that showed that cell phones had caused about a 35% increase in vision accommodation problems, mostly nearsightedness.
I don't know what the baselines were (before cell phones became so popular) or what age groups they were talking about. I don't recall the article saying much about that.
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If you go back to the cites I posted, this remains somewhat controversial, but the one environmental factor that seems to correlate better than any other with myopia - better than smartphone or device use - is time spent outdoors (with increased outdoor time being protective).