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Why your kids might be able to see better if they play outdoors more often

  • Written by Karla Zadnik, Dean, College of Optometry , The Ohio State University
imageThere are many health benefits to kids playing outdoors, not the least of which is preventing myopia. wavebreakmedia/www.shutterstock.com

The ready availability of technology may make the children of today faster at configuring a new smartphone, but does all of that screen time affect the development of their eyes?

While conventional wisdom dictates...

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