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Part 3: Why Our Eyes Are Elongating

Part 3: Why Our Eyes Are Elongating

FromBody Electric


Part 3: Why Our Eyes Are Elongating

FromBody Electric

ratings:
Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Nov 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In part three: host Manoush Zomorodi explores how our tech habits are causing our eyes to change shape—to elongate—which causes nearsightedness. She investigates why rates of myopia among kids are soaring. She also speaks with Maria Liu, an optometrist with a quest to slow down the progression of myopia in children by opening the first ever myopia control clinic in the United States.Later in the episode, we hear from a team of employees who tried incorporating "movement snacks" into their days for one week.Click here to find out more about the project: npr.org/bodyelectricWe'd love to hear from you. Send us a voice memo at bodyelectric@npr.org. Talk to us on Instagram @ManoushZ.
Released:
Nov 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (21)

Our bodies are adapting and changing to meet the demands of the Information Age. What is happening? And what can we do about it? This six-part series is an interactive investigation into the relationship between our technology and our bodies...and how we can fix it.