Children born in June and July - have a 25% greater chance of developing nearsightedness above 3 - than those born in December or January, according to a joint study by the IDF and three universities
Children born in June and July - they have a 25% greater chance of developing myopia above 3 - than those born in December or January, according to a study published last week online in the most important clinical journal in ophthalmology, "Ophthalmology".
The research conducted in collaboration between the IDF and Tel Aviv University, with the participation of researchers from the Hebrew University and the Technion, shows that a child's chance of developing moderate or severe myopia depends on the season of the year in which he was born. Children born in June and July - they have a 25% greater chance of developing myopia above minus 3 diopters than those born in December or January. The research was done on over a quarter of a million people in the IDF, with the lead researcher being Dr. Yossi Mendel from the Chief Medical Officer Headquarters.
The phenomenon found does not depend on the horoscope - the connection is between the number of hours of light the baby is exposed to according to the season of the year and the elongation of the eye. Animal studies have found evidence of a mechanism related to a substance called melatonin, which is secreted during the hours of darkness, and which oversees, among other things, the growth of the eye. When there is less melatonin due to the long daylight hours in summer, the eye is longer and thus you become nearsighted.
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It's best to wear glasses, and that's it!
Sabdarmish Yehuda
In this atmosphere, they will become a medic, a conqueror.
Three universities and not three (an excellent university and not a bad university...).
As for the title of the article:-
As far as I know, a hat is worn, and glasses are worn.
Sabdarmish Yehuda
wears glasses
If you didn't understand, I have no spelling errors but the commenter to whom I replied. And you too. (since when in K.)
lol you have a typo…
To my father, your answer is "correct" but not correct.
The gifts of astrology were still awaited
It's really true, I'm shocked, I was born in June and I have myopia 1-!!! (not that I'm happy)
If the explanation is correct, why are there short-sighted people born in winter?
Is the increase (25%) not due to the exposure of the eyes to the sun as I often see babies lying on their backs in a stroller trying to escape from the sunlight covering their faces while their mothers are talking quietly or walking with them, etc.?
The question is whether exposure to the sun's radiation does not add damage to the eye and why are mothers not informed about the damage that may be caused by exposing the eyes to the sun when the baby is lying in the stroller!