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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We didn’t need to see as accurately before the industrial revolution.
When do most people put glasses on.
When they’re reading.
When they’re in low light.
And when they’re driving.
These were activities that don’t typically come up for a feudal surf or a hunter-gatherer.
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