Various peer-reviewed studies exist and have been covered by pop science articles over the past 15 years or so.
Here is an example one; there are likely dozens available.
Study with 65 citations: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7607527/
Pop science article with more context: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/05/nearsight... (https://archive.is/OeuC3)