Can I do it till I need glasses?

This article in The Independent is friendlier to lay readers.This is not a trivial or even modest effect -- it ' s actually huge. " The difference is so pronounced that if the average person who left school at 16 had 20/20 vision, the average university graduate would legally need glasses to drive, researchers from Bristol and Cardiff Universities said, " according to The Independent.I ' m happy to say that I personally was spared this fate, despite my highly excessive education. In fact I now use reading glasses because, like most people, I have become slightly far-sighted with age. Nevertheless in parts of Asia, where children are exceptionally studious, the prevalence of myopia is now something like 90%. Unfortunately, it doesn ' t just mean that you need glasses -- it increases the risk of blindness and other problems.This does not seem like sufficient reason to get less education. However, it is a good reason for more recess. Apparently exposure to the much brighter outdoor light mitigates the problem. It ' s not just that kids are concentrating on reading, it ' s that they are doing it in relatively dim light. Since getting outdoors and engaging in physical and social activity is good for you anyway, let ' s make sure we don ' t skimp on it.
Source: Stayin' Alive - Category: American Health Source Type: blogs