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Is your child nearsighted?

Listen up!

New research finds that winter could make vision problems worse for some children.

Data was collected from more than 200 children between ages eight and 14 with nearsightedness in Denmark. Researchers found that vision deteriorated faster when days were shortest and more slowly in the summertime when days were longer. Past research on U.S. children found the same trend.

ne expert says while the connection can't be proven yet, it won't hurt to encourage children at risk for nearsightedness to spend some time outdoors.