ReviewFrontiers in public health2020
The Impact of Internet and Videogaming Addiction on Adolescent Vision: A Review of the Literature.
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41 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 99 citations in OpenAlex.
- Impact of digital addiction on youth health: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Pooled it
- A meta-analysis of the impact of technology related factors on students' academic performance.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Network meta-analysis of the efficacy of physical exercise interventions on vision health in children and adolescents.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of WeChat Public Account Intervention Based on the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model Among College Students With Internet Addiction: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Sex differences in the longitudinal association between high risk of internet gaming disorder and subsequent suicidality among adolescents: A cohort study.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2026Article
- Exploring sleep quality, obesity, eating jetlag, chronotype, and Internet Gaming Disorder in early adolescents: a mixed-methods study.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Gaming disorder: Prevalence and association with psychosocial outcomes in the German general adult population.Addictive behaviors reports · 2026Article
- Digital device usage and its association with health among Mongolian adolescents.BMJ global health · 2026Article
- Computer vision syndrome: a comprehensive literature review.Future science OA · 2025Review
- Computer Vision Syndrome Among Saudi University Students: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Risks and Discipline Variations.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Relationship Between Short Video Addiction Tendency and Depression Among Rural Older Adults: Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Gender differences in problematic gaming among Chinese adolescents and young adults.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Association Between Excessive Internet Use Time, Internet Addiction, and Physical-Mental Multimorbidity Among Chinese Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Relationship between adolescent gaming addiction and myopia, ocular surface condition, and health status: a questionnaire based cohort study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Using the multilayer perceptron approach to explore the relationship between PUBG gaming, sleep disorder, quality of life, and migraine.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- Transdiagnostic Compulsivity Traits in Problematic Use of the Internet Among UK Residents: Cross-Sectional Network Analysis Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Association Between Daily Internet Use and Intrinsic Capacity Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China: Large Prospective Cohort Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Video Game Addiction in Schoolchildren from the South-Central Region of Chile.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Internet Altruistic Behaviors in Adolescents: Roles of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Impulsiveness, and Perceived Social Support.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
During the past decade, vision problems that were attributed to the use of electronic screens have gradually shifted from being a workplace health issue to a wider public health issue. "Computer vision syndrome" originally related to the few professionals exposed to long hours of work in front of a computer screen. The widespread use of digital screens in devices used throughout the day have led to the emergence of "digital eye strain" as a new clinical syndrome that affects every individual who spends a large period of time fixated on multiple screens, for work or leisure. A new subcategory, "video game vision" has been proposed to specifically address vision issues related to large periods of continuous use of screen enabled devices in order to play video games. With gaming disorder being included in the next version of the WHO classification of diseases (ICD-11), it is becoming increasingly important to have a clear idea of the impact of this disorder in general health and functioning. At the same time, a number of research studies have reported positive impact of videogame playing on the players vision. This article reviews the latest research studies on the impact of digital screen enabled devices on adolescent vision in light of the increasing reports of internet addiction and gaming disorder while referencing positive findings of videogaming on vision in order to provide a balanced approach and assist with classification, diagnosis and treatment, while providing directions for future research.
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