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Study shows that individuals who have spent a good amount of time under the sun have a smaller chance of developing myopia or nearsightedness in their life, while kids who have spent too much time on computers are most likely to develop it. People who do not get enough sunlight may cause their eyes to reshape involuntarily and impair their vision.

In America, the number of patients diagnosed with Myopia has increased by 66 percent since 1970s based on a study conducted in 2009. Nearsightedness starts to develop when the person’s eyeball becomes longer than the normal size which changes the light’s angle when it enters the eye. This causes the vision to focus abnormally particularly on distant objects.

People start to experience this disorder as early as adolescence age where the eyes start to grow and worsens as they reach adulthood.

In today’s time and age, children are more likely to stay inside their house and use their PCs and gadgets rather than play outside. This not only decreases their physical activity but also the amount of sunlight they receive each day.

According to the research, approximately 25 percent of kids between 14 and 19 years old are not likely to develop the disorder because they had enough exposure to sunlight. Individuals who have continued and daily sunlight exposure until 30 years old have even developed a protective advantage.

Exposure to sunlight is not entirely good for the body as too much of it may increase the chances of a person developing skin cancer and cataract. For that reason, it is good to keep the skin healthy by putting sunscreen and avoiding afternoon sunlight.

One of the best ways to receive proper sunlight exposure is to go out during the morning, put on sunscreen in the afternoon and avoid looking directly at the sun.