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The story behind soaring myopia among kids
*come across 발견하다, 접하다, 우연히 만나다
You came across these lenses over 20 years ago.
What would be the optimal lifestyle for that kid so that they don’t need you?
*free up 확보하다, 마련하다, …을 해방하다, 풀어주다; 해소하다
Free up the mom’s or dad’s labor.
*spot 발견하다, 찾다, 알아채다
They can spot birds.
*count for 점수로 계산하다, 인정해주다
So to count for a good visual break, there are several conditions we have to consider.
*peripheral vision 주변 시야
The break is actually most effective right after a sustained amount of near work.
So we also need to tell parents to make sure you’re setting up good examples.
I actually don’t know if we have a solution to tackle this natural evolution.
Some folks at a startup called Fig agreed to give it a test run.
They were so psyched to do it together as a team.
*honeymoon period 유예기간
*lose steam 열정을 잃다
But after a short honeymoon period, Hans said he started losing steam.
I’m in a flow of being productive and trying to get something done.
I don’t think the point of doing it was to just go eat a bunch of snacks.
*extenuate [iksténjuèit] <죄 등을> 경감하다, 정상을 참작하다, (경감하려고) 변명하다, <정상을> 참작할 여지가 있다, 얕보다
*extenuating circumstances 정상참작
She had to get a little creative due to extenuating circumstances.
I purposefully kind of got stuck behind the food cart for a little bit.
We hunch over our devices for hours on end.
Preventing myopia in children
Dr. Liu explained that the best way to protect children against early onset myopia is to limit screen time and get them playing outside as much as possible. “They need to play with real toys,” Liu said. “They need to engage in real outdoor life.”
This advice goes for adults, too. Dr. Liu suggests taking regular outdoor breaks to scan the horizon for 3 – 5 minutes in order to exercise our distance vision. She notes that these breaks are most effective after a sustained amount of near work, and that sunlight itself is highly protective against myopia as well. And one further caveat – looking out the window or looking around a large indoor space doesn’t count. Our eyes can sense the walls and ceiling when we are indoors, which crowds our peripheral vision, according to Liu. Thus, getting fully outdoors is key.
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The story behind soaring myopia among kids
In part three: host Manoush Zomorodi explores how our tech habits are causing our eyes to change shape—to elongate—which causes nearsightedness. She investigates why rates of myopia among kids are soaring. She speaks with Maria Liu, an optometrist with
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