SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Myopia and Near Work: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Short-term effects of distant-image screen and myopic defocus on choroidal thickness in children: a randomized pilot clinical trial.Frontiers in public health · 2026Trial
- Safety and efficacy of 0.01% and 0.1% low-dose atropine eye drop regimens for reduction of myopia progression in Danish children: a randomized clinical trial examining one-year effect and safety.BMC ophthalmology · 2023Trial
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- Parental knowledge-attitude-practice profiles in childhood myopia: a comprehensive evaluation integrated with clinical findings.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026Article
- Beyond Screen Time: A Measurement Framework for Behavioral Exposures in Childhood Myopia.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Defocus-Incorporated Multiple-Segment (DIMS) Spectacle Lenses Versus Single-Vision Lenses for Myopia Control in a South-Eastern European Population.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Effectiveness of Low-Dose Atropine for Myopia Control in European Children: A Real-World Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Evaluating the Effect on Emmetropization of the Timing and Spectrum of Breaks From a Myopiagenic Environment.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026Article
- Orthokeratology and retinal risk: a new dimension in myopia control.Translational pediatrics · 2026Article
- AI-based fundus screening of teachers: fundus tessellated density as a myopia biomarker and occupational associations.BMC public health · 2026Observational
- Near-work activity duration and myopia in children: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Biomedical reports · 2026Article
- The longitudinal associations of reading, writing and screen time with myopia at age 9 years among children from the GUSTO birth cohort.Acta ophthalmologica · 2026Article
- Evaluation of myopia progression in different educational models.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Observational
- Pre-Myopic Children: Trends in Myopia Development and Management in Canada.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Vision screening of Greenlandic children evaluating efficacy, coverage and future directions.Acta ophthalmologica · 2026Article
- Human accommodative visuomotor function is driven by contrast through ON and OFF pathways and is enhanced in myopia.Cell reports · 2026Article
- Robust and interpretable unit level causal inference in neural networks for pediatric myopia.NPJ digital medicine · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundMyopia is a global public health problem affecting quality of life and work productivity. Data is scarce regarding the effects of near work on myopia. Providing a larger meta-analysis with life-long perspective, including adults and occupational exposure seemed needed.
methodsWe searched PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase and Science Direct for studies reporting myopia prevalence in near work. Myopia was defined as a mean spherical equivalent ≤ -0.50 diopter. We performed a meta-analysis using random-effects model on myopia prevalence, myopia progression per year, and odds ratio (OR) of myopia in near work, completed by subgroup analyses and meta-regressions on patients' characteristics, type of work in adults, geographic zones, time and characteristics of near work.
resultsWe included 78 studies, representing a total of 254,037 participants, aged from 6 to 39 years. The global prevalence of myopia in near work was 35% (95% CI: 30 to 41%), with a prevalence of 31% (95% CI: 26 to 37%) in children and 46% (95% CI: 30 to 62%) in adults. Myopia progression was -0.39 diopters per year (-0.53 to -0.24 D/year), ranging from -0.44 (-0.57 to -0.31) in children to -0.25 D/year (-0.56 to 0.06) in adults. The odds of myopia in workers exposed vs. non-exposed to near work were increased by 26% (18 to 34%), by 31% (21 to 42%) in children and 21% (6 to 35%) in adults. Prevalence of myopia was higher in adults compared to children (Coefficient 0.15, 95% CI: 0.03 to 0.27).
conclusionsNear work conditions, including occupational exposure in adults, could be associated with myopia. Targeted prevention should be implemented in the workplace.
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