From: psperson@old.netcom.invalid   
      
   On 6 Oct 2025 18:49:31 GMT, ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) wrote:   
      
   >The Horny Goat  wrote or quoted:   
   >|Fortunate for me since I was a tall 6 year old (and in most grade 1   
   >|classes that means "seated at the back of the classroom") who was VERY   
   >|good at verbal questions but having a tough time with the blackboard   
   >|even those a strong reader (I started reading just before my 5th   
   >|birthday) With glasses I had no problems and did well in school   
   >|thereafter.   
   >   
   >  You write "even though" (literally "even those"), but honestly,   
   >  all that reading could have played a role in messing up your   
   >  eyesight. If I remember right, it's an issue when your eyes stay   
   >  locked in close-up focus for long stretches without a break.   
      
   Alternately, for childhood/teenage onset, simply /not playing outside/   
   might be at fault.   
      
   The theory here is that the developing eye needs to be focused on the   
   horizon to allow the eyeball to develop normally. Too little outside   
   time staring at the mountains and the eyeball develops in such a way   
   that you need glasses.   
      
   Just another reason for the kids to be forced out into the fresh air   
   and sunshine. Without their devices: no movie streaming while outside.   
      
   Of course, I am sure there are people who are /born/ needing glasses.   
   --    
   "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,   
   Who evil spoke of everyone but God,   
   Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"   
      
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