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Saving our students sight

It was reported this week that the Ministry of Education would nowtake into account the incidence of nearsightedness among students when assessing a school's quality of education.

I found this incredibly interesting.

As a teacher I had often noticed that a lot of my students seemed to be wearing glasses.

When I spoke to my class they submitted a whole range of theories as to why this was the case.

Some believed it was genetic, that is was more common for Asian people to suffer what is medically referred to as myopia.

Others reasoned it was because they were doing too much schoolwork and that their eyes were always straining and had been damaged.

Some outside of the classroomtook the opposite route and felt that young people were watching too much TV or using the computer too much and this was affecting their sight.

Complicating it further, others even ventured that it was all to do with diet and having too much carbohydrates and KFC and not enough fruit and vegetables.

And last on the list was the idea that it was due to exercise or the lack of it, because the youth were not getting out and doing enough sport so their overall general health was in decline.

Appreciating the whole range of factors just listed above education departments now across the country will carry out physical education programs in primary and secondary schools to help prevent myopia.