Sight Unseen

“There are factors that make it much more likely – living in East Asia is one of those. It is also down to genetics – the traits children inherit from their parents – but there are other factors too, such as the particularly young age (two years old) that children start their education in places like Singapore and Hong Kong. This means they are spending more time focusing on books and screens with their eyes during their early years, which strains the eye muscles.” Whatever the reasons, the problem is growing and the pandemic era seemed to make it even worse. BBC: One in three children short-sighted, study suggests. I had to adjust my glasses to make sure I was reading that stat correctly.