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“Quirky” Finding Links Firstborns to Myopia

JAMA Ophthalmology study examined 90,000 adults.

Firstborn children may have a special propensity for developing myopia, according to research published in JAMA Ophthalmology. The report describes a study of 90,000 adults that revealed a “quirky” link between birth order and nearsightedness.

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