On: Shortsightedness has become an epidemic

[xapata]

But too much sunlight will cause retinal damage. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

[unbad505 → xapata]

It isn't recommended to stare directly at the sun, and I think the suggested amount to spend outside each day as a child to prevent myopia is ~2 hours, but don't quote me on that.