Individuals can maintain or enhance their vision by balancing close-range viewing with daily time spent viewing objects at a distance and by getting at least two hours of outdoor sunlight exposure dai

“So the short, direct prescription here is to make sure that you're getting at least an hour or so each day, although ideally it would be more, of long viewing. And that could be done by walking outside and avoiding looking at your phone while walking.”

Eye protection is frequently neglected and needs more education to prevent unnecessary injuries like corneal abrasions.

“I safety is a big one and people who are um working in certain industries um you know anyone who's doing any metal grinding people who are even just gardening you know and if you're if you're doing some significant gardening and cutting and you could you know Fleck a little bit of dirt”