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Playing outdoors protects young eyes from myopia | PerthNow
The research says about 30 per cent of six-year-olds in Singapore are short-sighted enough to need glasses, compared with only 3 per cent of Chinese-Australians.
Both groups spend the same amount of time studying, playing video games, watching television and reading books, but Singapore children spend an average 30 minutes a day outdoors compared with two hours in Australia.
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CHILDREN should spend two to three hours a day outside to prevent them becoming short sighted, according to eye experts.
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The research says about 30 per cent of six-year-olds in Singapore are short-sighted enough to need glasses, compared with only 3 per cent of Chinese-Australians.
Both groups spend the same amount of time studying, playing video games, watching television and reading books, but Singapore children spend an average 30 minutes a day outdoors compared with two hours in Australia.
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