SynthesisFrontiers in public health2022
Pediatric Myopia Progression During the COVID-19 Pandemic Home Quarantine and the Risk Factors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Evidence linking COVID-19 and the health/well-being of children and adolescents: an umbrella review.BMC medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Paediatric myopia shift during the COVID-19 pandemic home quarantine: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ paediatrics open · 2022Pooled it
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- Distribution and Time Trends of Refractive Errors in Japanese Spectacle Wearers.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026Article
- Artificial intelligence in pediatric myopia - a narrative review.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026Review
- Randomized Clinical Trial of Diffusion Optics Technology Spectacle Lenses in a Chinese Population (CATHAY): 12-Month Results.Ophthalmology science · 2026Article
- The relationship between diet, sleep, screen time, stress coping strategies with psychological strain and athlete burnout in Chinese competitive swimmers: a cross-sectional study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns on manifest refraction in a young adult population: A large cohort study.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025Observational
- Prevalence of fundus changes in healthy school-aged children and adolescents aged 5-19 years in Beijing.Eye (London, England) · 2025Article
- Screen Time Soars and Vision Suffers: How School Closures During the Pandemic Affected Children and Adolescents' Eyesight.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2025Article
- Myopia and daylight-A combination of factors.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- The CroMyop study: myopia progression in Croatian children and adolescents-a 15-year retrospective analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- A large-scale analysis of refractive errors in students attending public primary schools in Mexico.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Baseline metrics that may predict future myopia in young children.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2023Article
- Challenges of refractive cataract surgery in the era of myopia epidemic: a mini-review.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Review
- Prevalence of myopia among senior students in Fenghua, Eastern China, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- The impact of the pandemic highlights the urgent need for myopia guidelines: The clinicians' role.European journal of ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Association between sleep duration and myopia among Chinese children during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Childhood myopia and the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: Lessons for future pandemics.Taiwan journal of ophthalmologyArticle
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Abstract
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has made many countries adopt restrictive measures like home quarantine. Children were required to study at home, which made parents worried about the rapid myopic progression of their children. To compare myopia progression during the COVID-19 pandemic home quarantine with the time before it and risk factors of myopia progression, we conducted this study. Methods: We searched PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and Web of Science to find literature from December 2019 to March 2022 related to COVID-19 pandemic home quarantine and children's myopia progression. Outcomes of myopia progression included axial length and spherical equivalent refraction. Factors of digital screen device time and outdoor activity time were analyzed. Results: Ten studies were included in this meta-analysis. Compared to the same period before the COVID-19 pandemic, spherical equivalent refraction decreased (OR = -0.27; 95% CI = [-0.33, -0.21]; Z = 8.42; Conclusion: Compared with the time before the COVID-19 pandemic, myopia progression in children during COVID-19 pandemic home quarantine was accelerated, especially in younger children. Increased digital screen device and decreased outdoor activity times were risk factors. When home quarantine eases, more time on outdoor activities and less time on digital screen devices are needed for children. Systematic Review Registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/logout.php.
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