Outdoor activity reduces the prevalence of myopia in children.

By K. Rose, I. Morgan, Jenny Ip, A. Kifley, Son C. Huynh, Wayne T Smith, P. Mitchell. Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.), 2008

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The epidemics of myopia: Aetiology and prevention (2017, neutral): “It now also generally accepted that the mechanism initially proposed (Rose et al., 2008a), involving light-induced release of dopamine (Boelen et al., 1998; McCarthy et al., 2007; Megaw et al., 2001, 2006), which is known to inhibit axial elongation (Iuvone et al., 1991; McCarthy et al., 2007;…”
The complex interactions of retinal, optical and environmental factors in myopia aetiology. (2012, background): “One of the more intriguing findings in recent years has been the demonstration from a detailed population based study that time spent outdoors appears to be protective of myopic progression (Rose et al., 2008), an association first noted in boys in Finland (Parssinen and Lyyra, 1993).”
The Power of Outdoor Play and Play in Natural Environments (2016, background): “Researchers have linked a lack of outdoor time with myopia (Rose et al., 2008) and asthma (Lovasi, Quinn, Neckerman, Perzanowski, & Rundle, 2008), as well as vitamin D deficiency that puts children at risk for bone problems, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes (Misra, Pacaud, Petryk, Collett-Solber”
Worldwide prevalence and risk factors for myopia (2011, neutral): “In addition, the release of dopamine from the retina is stimulated by light, and dopamine can inhibit eye growth.(52) However, the hypothesis that it is the high light intensity outdoors that is crucial has been contradicted by a study suggesting that it C-W Pan et al.”