Editing Myopia (section)

=== Spending time outdoors ===
Some studies have indicated that having children spend time outdoors reduces the incidence of myopia.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last1=Lawrenson |first1=John G. |last2=Shah |first2=Rakhee |last3=Huntjens |first3=Byki |last4=Downie |first4=Laura E. |last5=Virgili |first5=Gianni |last6=Dhakal |first6=Rohit |last7=Verkicharla |first7=Pavan K. |last8=Li |first8=Dongfeng |last9=Mavi |first9=Sonia |last10=Kernohan |first10=Ashleigh |last11=Li |first11=Tianjing |last12=Walline |first12=Jeffrey J. |date=2023-02-16 |title=Interventions for myopia control in children: a living systematic review and network meta-analysis |journal=The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |volume=2023 |issue=2 |pages=CD014758 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD014758.pub2 |issn=1469-493X |pmc=9933422 |pmid=36809645}}</ref> A 2017 study investigated the leading causal theory of association between greenspace exposure and spectacles use as a proxy for myopia, finding a 28% reduction in the likelihood of spectacles use per interquartile range increase in time spent in greenspace.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Sprague |first1=Nadav L. |last2=Bancalari |first2=Pilar |last3=Karim |first3=Wasie |last4=Siddiq |first4=Shabnaz |date=September 2022 |title=Growing up green: a systematic review of the influence of greenspace on youth development and health outcomes |journal=Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology |volume=32 |issue=5 |pages=660–681 |doi=10.1038/s41370-022-00445-6 |issn=1559-064X |pmc=9482936 |pmid=35614136|bibcode=2022JESEE..32..660S }}</ref> In Taiwan, government policies that require schools to send all children outdoors for a minimum amount of time have driven down the prevalence of myopia in children.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite magazine |last=Katwala |first=Amit |title=The World Is Going Blind. Taiwan Offers a Warning, and a Cure |language=en-US |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/story/taiwan-epicenter-of-world-myopia-epidemic/ |access-date=2023-09-01 |issn=1059-1028}}</ref><!-- This popular magazine is offered in lieu of the old |laysource= parameter, to explain the research concepts and history in simpler language. -->