New -delhi, October 9 (IANS). Recently, a city in Japan made a big decision that the screen time of children and adults would be reduced. On September 30 this year, the local Toyoake City meeting in the Aichi Prefecture of Japan passed an ordinance under which people can only use two hours every day, except for work or study. This order reminded me of a 2024 report! This report points to the damage of the screen time. According to a study published in 2024 (British Journal of Ophthalmology), 24 percent of children in 1990 near Vision Defect, ie myopia, which rose to 36 percent in 2023. This figure can reach 40 percent by 2050, which means that about 740 million children and teens will be a little incessant objects and have to wear glasses. The findings were based on a total of 276 studies involving more than five million children and adolescents from 50 countries in Europe, North and South America, Asia, Africa and Oceania. Of these, about 2 million myopia had. Many shocking revelations were made in Japan in July August on the basis of database study. This study was published in the American Academy of ophthalmology. 77 percent of children have been found to suffer from myopia between 6 and 11 years and 95 percent of children between 12 and 14 years in Japan. This increase is mainly due to the decline in children’s outdoor activities and the use of digital devices. All of these facts are a concern about the world. One study found that an extra hour of screen time per day increased the risk of myopia in children by 21%. In their study, the Japanese experts, apart from genetics, regarded as a reduction in outdoor sports and increased as dangerous for health during screen time. He said it leads to problems such as lack of sleep, mental fatigue and a lack of physical activities, which further increases the risk of myopia. The study and the steps taken in the Japanese city of Toyoake are truly open. For the parents who hand over the cellphone while crying or out of respect for the child’s insistence. These studies also provide solutions to ensure that the child’s eyes remain bright. All that needs to be done for this is to send it to outdoor games. Keep them away from the internet world at least two hours. Apart from this, as Japan did, one should limit screen time, have regular eye examinations, and most importantly, they lovingly explain the importance of the eyes. —Is KR/ Share this Story Tags
By 2050, 40 percent of the world’s children wear glasses, excessive screen time is the main reason.
