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Another Reason to Send Kids Outside: It’s Good for Their Eyes

One of the lesser-known benefits of playing outdoors is its ability to prevent nearsightedness

Elizabeth Preston
Forge
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4 min readMay 16, 2019
Photo: Mary Crawford/EyeEm/Getty

IIt’s hard to argue with the idea that getting kids outside is important for their health. The American Academy of Pediatrics encourages doctors to “write a…

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Elizabeth Preston
Forge
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Elizabeth Preston is a freelance science journalist and humor writer in the Boston area.