The discovery may advance our understanding of how nearsightedness develops in humans or help engineers improve digital cameras , the researchers say .
他们称,这个发现也有助于我们进一步理解近视的形成机制,或者帮助工程师们改进数码相机。
We do this with eye sight : nearsightedness could have been fatal for people whose ability to survive depended on spotting dinner off in the distance .
我们就把该愿望付诸于矫正我们的视力:近视眼给依靠在远处发现晚宴的能力而生存的人来说是致命的。
In this case , the rapid increase in nearsightedness appears to be due to a characteristic of modern life : more and more time spent indoors under artificial lights .
The rate of nearsightedness in singapore ( 29 percent ) was nearly nine times higher than in sydney .
新加坡近视的比率为29%,要比悉尼的数字高9倍。
The rates of nearsightedness among the parents of the two groups of children were similar , but the children in sydney spent on average nearly 14 hours per week outside , compared with just three hours per week in singapore .
Parents concerned about their children 's spending time playing instead of studying may be relieved to know that the common belief that " near work " - reading or computer use - leads to nearsightedness is incorrect .
Visual problems that are commonly occurs in our life include age related macular degeneration ( armd ) , eye dryness syndrome , lazy eye , astigmatism , nearsightedness , farsightedness , poor night vision or eye tiredness .
Luckily , there is a simple way to lower the risk of nearsightedness , and today , the summer solstice - the longest day of the year - is the perfect time to begin embracing it : get children to spend more time outside .