article_snippet.sent: and it may be harming ’s youngsters eyesight.
article_snippet.sent: For a lack of natural daylight is thought to be driving up rates of short-sightedness among the young.
article_snippet.sent: ’s sight dramatically.
article_snippet.sent: Scientists had though reading or looking at a screen could cause shortsightedness, but now think it could be down to a lack of natural light while taking part in these activities (file image)
article_snippet.sent: Leading eye surgeon David Allamby warned that an increase in eyesight problems is likely in Britain if children do not regain a love of the great outdoors.
article_snippet.sent: Two in five adults in China are short-sighted, but Leading eye surgeon David Allamby said those rates are likely to increase.
article_snippet.sent: ‘For 100 years we have researched into the effects of reading and prolonged study on making short-sightedness worse,’ Leading eye surgeon David Allamby said.
article_snippet.sent: It has become a common belief that spending too much time inside a book, or today on a screen, will make anyone’s eyesight worse.
article_snippet.sent: There are several studies showing that lack of daylight might be the principal reason why children become more short-sighted, rather than prolonged reading.
article_snippet.sent: The link between studying and myopia might really be a red herring, where the close vision activity is just a proxy for lack of daylight.
article_snippet.sent: ’ Mr Allamby, who runs Focus Clinics in London, said: ‘The incidence of short sight in the West is rising, now affecting around 40 per cent of the population.
article_snippet.sent: If we look at hunter-gatherer societies that live mainly outdoors, such as those studied in Gabon, we find that only 0.5 per cent of adults are afflicted by short sight.
highlights_snippet.sent: Researchers had thought reading or looking at screens caused condition .
  