Source: Science News Explores, 1/7/26
'Polluted air is bad for your lungs. That dirty air might also be why many kids need glasses, new data show. This observation comes from a study of vision in about 30,000 school-age children. Kids had better eyesight when air pollution levels were lower, scientists found.'
See https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgaf279.