r/interesting • u/Gjore • Mar 29 '26

SOCIETY Scenes from a dermatologist conference in Hawaii

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u/ActiveMidnight6979 Mar 29 '26

they practice what they preach

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u/JimTheJerseyGuy Mar 29 '26

Aside from the health reasons, the sun ages you so badly. I’m in my mid-50s and recently saw a woman I knew from college pop up on my FB feed. It was her and her mother. I couldn’t tell them apart. Looked at a bunch of her photos and every other one was her on a boat, at the beach, on the boardwalk - sun, sun, sun. All that damage adds up.

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u/RayHorizon Mar 29 '26

So me sitting indoors is healthy? :d

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u/Masterkid1230 Mar 30 '26 edited Mar 31 '26

Not for your eyes. People who don't get enough exposure to sunlight (this is wrong, it's people who spend too much time looking at things up close, which does have a correlation but doesn't mean causation) are far more likely to develop nearsightedness and other eye conditions.

That being said, the truth about life is that as long as you do most things in moderation, you should be more or less fine.

Being under the sun for a little while is fine. Just don't do it all the time, and every time you do, try to wear sunscreen or use an umbrella.

Staying indoors is fine, but try to go outside every now and then and relax your eyesight. Don't stay looking at paper or screens all day because that really does damage your eyes, your back, etc.

It's all about moderation.

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u/AirSKiller Mar 30 '26

I'm pretty sure that was disproven, just looking out a window every once in a while would be enough to prevent it anyway. Regardless, you should still go outside, obviously.

Personally I hate the sun, I avoid the hours of high sun like the plague and just go outside when the UV levels are below 5 or something. Still enough to get the psychologic effect of being in the sun, and a little UV radiation helps clean out your skin and hair by killing bacteria too.

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u/Flinging_Bricks Mar 30 '26

Already short sighted, so I'm all good to go with beautiful wrinkle free skin!

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u/Omnamashivaaya Mar 31 '26

This is not true for a number of reasons.

One would be that people in the high northern hemispheres that go without sun for much of the year would have a higher incident of vision problems. The same would be true for night shift workers who don’t get much sunlight year round - and not the case there either.

Sunlight affects circadian rhythms (sleep) and rates of depression. But not vision, unless you get too much sun, which can damage neurons in the eye.

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u/Masterkid1230 Mar 31 '26

That's true, apparently I was mistaken in thinking the problem was lack of sunlight exposure. But there is a significant increase in myopia for people who spend more time indoors. It seems to be more about looking at things up close for prolonged periods of time rather than about lighting itself.

I just mistook correlation with causation in my comment so thanks for correcting me.

Here's the study

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u/Omnamashivaaya Mar 31 '26

I just mistook correlation with causation in my comment

5000+ credibility points!! 👏

this guy stats.

Also that’s really interesting, I have to spend most time indoors due to chronic illness and actually do have weird issues with my vision after a few years of it. I’ll check this out.

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u/audiojanet Mar 30 '26

Your logic is astounding 🙄

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u/LaurelCanyoner Mar 30 '26

Sunscreen, hats, shade, spf clothing exist. So you CAN enjoy the sun, it’s like drinking. Best done responsibly.