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Association between sleep and myopia in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Association of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, sleep and myopia in children and adolescents: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Sleep deprivation exacerbates lens‑induced myopia in association with ERK/NF‑κB pathway activation.Molecular medicine reports · 2026Article
- Targeted Cycloplegia in Refractive Screening of Children and Adolescents: Development and Internal Validation of a Pre-Cycloplegia Risk Prediction Model - 10 PLADs, China, 2020-2024.China CDC weekly · 2026Article
- Beyond Screen Time: A Measurement Framework for Behavioral Exposures in Childhood Myopia.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Cross-sectional associations of nighttime sleep and daytime nap duration with myopia in preschool children: the mediating role of body mass index.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Illuminating Risk: An Ecological Analysis of Artificial Light at Night and Childhood Myopia Using State-Level US Data.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2026Article
- Childhood myopia in the modern environment: modifiable risk factors and evidence-based prevention.International journal of ophthalmology · 2026Review
- The mediating roles of screen time and sleep duration in the association between extracurricular physical activity and visual acuity in primary school students.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- IMI: The Role of Light in Refractive Development and Myopia: Evidence from Animal and Human Studies.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Review
- Analysis of Risk Factor Changes for Myopia in Korean Adolescents Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- IMI-2025 Digest.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Article
- The prevalence of myopia and eye health behaviors among 3 to 18 years: a cross-sectional survey study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- [Mediating effect of sleep duration between depression symptoms and myopia in middle school students].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 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
- Diurnal gene expression patterns in retina and choroid distinguish myopia progression from myopia onset.PloS one · 2024Article
- Effects of Insufficient Sleep on Myopia in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nature and science of sleep · 2024Review
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Abstract
purposeThere is a scarcity of literature focusing on sleep's impact on myopia in children despite an epidemic rise of myopia among the age group and the importance of early prevention. As such, this systematic review-meta-analysis aims to evaluate the association between various aspects of sleep and myopia in children and adolescents aged 0-19 years.
methodsWe searched PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library on 08/12/2022 for studies reporting sleep in relation to myopia among children and adolescents. Myopia was defined as spherical equivalent refraction < -0.5 diopter. The primary outcome was the relationship between sleep duration and myopia prevalence. Secondary outcomes include the effect of sleep quality, bedtime, and waketime on myopia prevalence, incidence, and progression. Odds ratio (OR) was estimated with a 95% confidence interval (95% CI).
resultsEighteen studies (49,277 participants) were included in the review, and six studies (14,116 participants) were included in the meta-analysis for the primary outcome. There was no significant correlation between sleep and myopia prevalence (OR = 0.905, 95% CI = 0.782 to 1.047). Some studies suggested that better sleep quality (2 of 6 studies), earlier bedtime (3 of 5 studies), and later waketimes (2 of 3 studies) had protective effects on myopia.
conclusionSleep duration did not affect myopia prevalence in children, while other aspects of sleep had plausible but inconclusive impacts on myopia development and progression. More research with diverse populations and standardized methods of reporting is needed.
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