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Written by Jackie Jadrnak   
last updated Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at 13:30:42

Encouraging news for kids getting glasses: Your classmates won't see you as any less attractive. At least that's the implication of an Ohio State study of kids' perceptions of attractiveness.

So forget all those stereotypes of "Four Eyes" teasing. As a matter of fact, the study shows that kids perceive their peers wearing glasses as being more honest and smarter.

Now, I suppose that might be troublesome if some kids don't like to hang with others they think are honest and smart. But why would you want to hang out with the kind of crowd that thinks those are undesirable traits in a friend?

 

 

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