As one meta-analysis put it:
It’s estimated that an increase of one hour per day of outdoor time could reduce the occurrence of myopia in children by 45%.
Make sure your kids spend time outside, folks!
As one meta-analysis put it:
It’s estimated that an increase of one hour per day of outdoor time could reduce the occurrence of myopia in children by 45%.
Make sure your kids spend time outside, folks!
Near-sightedness
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myopia says that both terms exist in English? Not a native speaker; I think I have seen “nearsightedness” more often in English but my first language’s term for it translates to “shortsightedness”. 🤷♂️
IDK why it would say that, I’m a native speaker and the two terms have different meanings. Short-sightedness refers to not planning for long-term problems.
Edit: looking at what comes up in search, I see it showing up that way. I guess words change if we use them incorrectly for long enough. I’d be awfully confused if someone started talking about my short-sightedness as anything other than a flaw in my problem-solving abilities.
Looking at the etymology, it appears that short sighted started as the medical term, with it’s relation to foresight coming later. It’s also older than nearsighted.
It may be less common in modern contexts, but it’s definitely a “correct” use.
Also: all words are made up and the points don’t matter.
ok, “Kurzsichtigkeit” in German definitely has both meanings without this causing confusion in practice
Both terms depend on context. If you talk about someone’s myopic or short sighted plan to earn money you know they’re referring to a CEO.
We say short-sighted in Britain.