✗ The myth everyone repeats
Sitting close to television screens permanently damages your vision and makes you need glasses.
✓ What is actually true
Sitting close to screens causes temporary eye strain and fatigue but doesn't cause permanent vision damage or myopia. Children may sit closer to screens naturally and might already have refractive errors. The proximity doesn't cause the vision problems, myopia and other refractive errors have genetic and developmental causes.
Reception
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