{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Healing at the Speed of Light","title":"Kids, Nearsightedness, and Light","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":926,"description":"Can LIGHT prevent kids from needing glasses? What risk factors can parents help their children avoid?\nIn this episode, Jason Rountree, DC, CMLSO, explores new research on this exciting topic!\nLinks to the studies referenced in this episode are below.\nStudies:\nhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10086781/\nhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10086781/\nhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37890098/\nhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23383553/\nhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24674576/\nMain source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38378527/\n\nHere is some general information:\nWhat is myopia?\nNearsightedness is a common vision condition in which close objects look clear but far objects look blurry. It progresses through childhood and this is why many kids 8-14 end up needing glasses.\n\nWhy does it happen?\n“Myopia is most frequently characterized by an increase in the axial length of the eyeball” and can be brought on by both environmental [9] and hereditary causes.\n\nOxidative stress and inflammation may be responsible for the altered regulatory pathways in myopia.\n\nThe primary characteristic of high myopia-related irreversible vision loss is choroidal thinning. The choroid is the vascular middle layer of the wall of the eye.\n\nLiving in the city and individuals with higher levels of education is a consequence of intensive visual near work, especially in reading, writing, and visual work at the computer. This dependence may be associated with changes in the shape of the cornea or accommodation.\n\nThe factors predicting faster myopic progression were parents' myopia and less time spent on sports and outdoor activities at childhood. Time spent on reading and close work in childhood was related to myopic progression during the first 3 years but did not predict adulthood myopia. Myopia throughout follow-up was higher among those who watched television <3 hr daily than those who spent more time watching television.\n\nSeveral techniques have already been proven to be...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/de1y0YHb2VY0cRdirdbQuATtcfiZK9c9pEFmZ5k2DDo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzYzMTUvMTU3NjAx/NjE5My1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}