Ok I get we all look at small letters and images on screens and paper these days. Is this why in the last 150 years or so millions and millions of humans need spectacles? Is it because we are meant to be looking at things from a distance rather than nearby so our eyes haven’t caught up?
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Our ancestors very rarely got back pain because they didn’t sit for 10+ hours a day.
Our ancestors had healthier teeth without brushing because their food was fibrous and required 10x more chewing.
Our ancestors didn’t need glasses when they lived outside and didn’t stare at books/screens for hours straight.
Reading glasses were invented in 1286 in Italy.
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