# It seems like everyone in their teens and 20s wears glasses nowadays **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 5, 2015, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-seems-like-everyone-in-their-teens-and-20s-wears-glasses-nowadays/708994 "2015-01-05T01:20:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lantern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2015, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-seems-like-everyone-in-their-teens-and-20s-wears-glasses-nowadays/708994/21 "2015-01-08T08:47:47Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > Why are the young becoming more myopic? Is it because of the ubiquitous nature of screens? [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/opinion/21wang.html](http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/opinion/21wang.html) There is some evidence that it’s because children spend less times outdoors. After controlling for that, apparently reading/computer time doesn’t matter. Incidentally my recent personal experience is that spending some time in sunshine helps my eyes feel better for the rest of the day. I wonder if there is some research on the benefits of sunshine for adult eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2015, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-seems-like-everyone-in-their-teens-and-20s-wears-glasses-nowadays/708994/22 "2015-01-08T13:44:50Z")
You’re forgetting one key aspect: Girls are WAY hotter in glasses. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2015, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-seems-like-everyone-in-their-teens-and-20s-wears-glasses-nowadays/708994/23 "2015-01-08T13:52:20Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > And does me commenting on people in their teens and 20s mean I’m officially “of a certain age”? Yep. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-seems-like-everyone-in-their-teens-and-20s-wears-glasses-nowadays/708994/24 "2015-01-08T14:30:33Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > Fake hipsters, pfft! I started wearing glasses in the eighth grade, many, many years ago. I was wearing glasses before glasses were cool. Pffft yourself. I started wearing glasses when I was eight _years old_. I’m more ahead of the curve than you are. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2015, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-seems-like-everyone-in-their-teens-and-20s-wears-glasses-nowadays/708994/25 "2015-01-10T08:41:47Z")
Most eyeglass stores seem to carry less variety of frames than they used to. Most of them are the small rectangular style that the opticians invariably promote since they can use a thinner lense. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2015, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-seems-like-everyone-in-their-teens-and-20s-wears-glasses-nowadays/708994/26 "2015-01-10T09:11:28Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > You’re forgetting one key aspect: > > Girls are WAY hotter in glasses. Ummm. Gulp. I tend to agree with this and I have no idea why. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-seems-like-everyone-in-their-teens-and-20s-wears-glasses-nowadays/708994.md?page=1)