{"id":9269,"date":"2016-01-09T06:10:22","date_gmt":"2016-01-09T11:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/?p=9269"},"modified":"2016-01-02T14:39:37","modified_gmt":"2016-01-02T19:39:37","slug":"the-nearsightedness-epidemic-scishow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/?p=9269","title":{"rendered":"The Nearsightedness Epidemic &#8211; SciShow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While not the kind of epidemic you&#8217;re used to hearing about, nearsightedness is becoming a major health issue in many places. Learn about how scientists are finding out the reasons behind the increase in myopia, and how sunlight might be an important component.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qwQzTKHIkb4\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hosted by: Michael Aranda<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nDooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters &#8212; we couldn&#8217;t make SciShow without them! Shout out to Justin Ove, Chris Peters, Philippe von Bergen, Fatima Iqbal, John Murrin, Linnea Boyev, Justin Lentz, and David Campos.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nLike SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/dftba.com\/scishow\" href=\"http:\/\/dftba.com\/scishow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/dftba.com\/scishow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or help support us by becoming our patron on Patreon:<br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/scishow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/scishow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/scishow<\/a><br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nLooking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?<br \/>\nFacebook:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scishow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scishow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scishow<\/a><br \/>\nTwitter:<span 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