Your eyes are vulnerable during the home confinement, not from the virus, but your four walls!

WARNING!
The extreme precautions advocated for the Chinese Corona virus will worsen the already nearsighted (myopia) epidemic.  Our country is in a myopia epidemic!

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Yes, digital screens on computers and phones are a major cause. Whether we agree with this quarantine does not matter. The governor demands a home quarantine. When stuck at home we spend a lot of time on digital devices.

What can be done to protect our vision as we endure this home quarantine?

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First understand how these restrictions could contribute to myopia.
1. For children out door physical activity is essential. Parks and beaches are closing.

2. Remaining indoors restricts viewing distances often well within 20 feet- usually within 10 feet. We know the Japanese population has a very high myopia rate. One of the causes is the close environments like curtains and walls that confine their viewing distance in the majority of their homes. Even views outside are restricted.

3. Myopia is caused by excessive near vision tasks, especially if under stress like pressure to excel in school, meet deadlines, and absorbed in pleasurable activities.

4. Computer cell phone screens are inferior in quality to the page in a book and add to the stress mentioned above.

Now what can we do? Practice vision hygiene. Go to  Lens therapy and scroll down to Vision hygiene to accompany Lens Therapy.

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