Science News for Kids » eyeglasses http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Fuzzy future http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/kids-may-suffer-impaired-vision-from-spending-too-little-time-outdoors-studies-suggest/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/kids-may-suffer-impaired-vision-from-spending-too-little-time-outdoors-studies-suggest/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 19:17:43 +0000 Nathan Seppa http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=17178 Caption: Many scientists today are finding that too much time spent indoors — at least during childhood — may affect vision, making it hard to see distant objects clearly. Doctors refer to this nearsightedness as myopia. Studies have found that kids who regularly spend time on computers have an increased risk of being diagnosed with myopia. Credit: iStockphoto

Kids may suffer impaired vision from spending too little time outdoors, studies suggest]]> Caption: Many scientists today are finding that too much time spent indoors — at least during childhood — may affect vision, making it hard to see distant objects clearly. Doctors refer to this nearsightedness as myopia. Studies have found that kids who regularly spend time on computers have an increased risk of being diagnosed with myopia. Credit: iStockphoto

Kids may suffer impaired vision from spending too little time outdoors, studies suggest]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/kids-may-suffer-impaired-vision-from-spending-too-little-time-outdoors-studies-suggest/feed/ 0 Car-crazy kid wins Broadcom competition http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/car-crazy-kid-wins-broadcom-competition/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/car-crazy-kid-wins-broadcom-competition/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 20:33:49 +0000 Laura Sanders http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14312 Raymond Gilmartin just won top honors – and a $25,000 educational award – at the Broadcom MASTERS competition for middle-school scientists and engineers. Credit: Broadcom MASTERS, IML Photography

First place at middle-school MASTERS event goes to an eighth grader who studied automotive spoilers]]> Raymond Gilmartin just won top honors – and a $25,000 educational award – at the Broadcom MASTERS competition for middle-school scientists and engineers. Credit: Broadcom MASTERS, IML Photography

First place at middle-school MASTERS event goes to an eighth grader who studied automotive spoilers]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/car-crazy-kid-wins-broadcom-competition/feed/ 0