ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2021
Adolescent Vision Health During the Outbreak of COVID-19: Association Between Digital Screen Use and Myopia Progression.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 76 citations in OpenAlex.
- Digital Screen Time and Myopia: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2025Pooled it
- The association between screen time exposure and myopia in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Myopia and Near Work: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak and associated public health measures increase the progression of myopia among children and adolescents: Evidence synthesis.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2022Pooled it
- Association between recombinant human growth hormone therapy and refractive status in Korean children with idiopathic short stature: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Association between myopia and refractive parameters with eye behaviors in childhood aged 6 ~ 9 years: a follow-up study in Beijing.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Myopia prevalence among primary school students across different districts in Guangzhou: insights from a large-scale school-based screening.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Caregiver Socio-Economic Factors and Perceived Effectiveness of Care Delivery in Relation to US Adolescent Vision Care: A Retrospective Analysis from a National Database.Pediatric reports · 2025Article
- Increasing myopia in Scotland at age of 3.5-5.5 years: A retrospective epidemiological study.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2025Article
- Frequency of myopia and associated risk factors in the adolescent population (10-16 years) of Karachi, Pakistan: a cross-sectional study.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Media Device Use and Vision Disorders in the Pediatric Age: The State of the Art.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Myopia Progression in School-Age Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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- An Emerging Ophthalmology Challenge: A Narrative Review of TikTok Trends Impacting Eye Health Among Children and Adolescents.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2024Review
- Screen Time at 6 Years Old and Visual Function in Early Adolescence.Vision (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- [Visual complaints during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain and Portugal].Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia · 2023Article
- Choroidal thickness in relation to diopter and axial length among myopic children.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- The Cumulative Effect of Multilevel Factors on Myopia Prevalence, Incidence, and Progression Among Children and Adolescents in China During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Translational vision science & technology · 2022Article
- Digital Eye Strain- A Comprehensive Review.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2022Review
- Psychological and Social Vulnerability in Spaniards' Quality of Life in the Face of COVID-19: Age and Gender Results.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
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Abstract
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted education systems globally, making digital devices common arrangements for adolescent learning. However, vision consequences of such behavioral changes are not well-understood. This study investigates the association between duration of daily digital screen engagement and myopic progression among 3,831 Chinese adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Study subjects report an average of 2.70 (
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