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World Service,3 mins

Could spending time outside help your eyesight?

Health Check

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New research led by Katie Williams, from Kings College London, UK, suggests sunlight could help cut the risk of developing shortsightedness, or 'myopia'. Image: A woman standing in the sunshine (Credit: Thinkstock)

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