Skip to main content
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 02/26/2024 - 09:09
2021 Yes https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8146057/#:~:text=Findings%20show%20that%20each%20diopter,one%20to%20three%20times%20per Liu, J Asia Observational Students Elementary (K-5) Middle/Jr High (6-8) High School (9-12) Lighting Vision E-learning Youth and children health Visual health Myopia COVID-19 Findings show that each diopter hour increase in daily e-learning screen use is significantly associated with progression of myopia symptoms (OR: 1.074, 95% CI: 1.058–1.089; p < 0.001), whereas engaging in outdoor exercise four to six times per week (OR: 0.745, 95% CI: 0.568 0.977; p = 0.034) and one to three times per week (OR: 0.829, 95% CI: 0.686–0.991; p = 0.048) is associated with a lower likelihood of myopia progression than none at all. In addition, we found that indoor lighting that is either “too dim” (OR: 1.686, 95% CI: 1.226–2.319; p = 0.001) or “too bright” (OR: 1.529, 95% CI: 1.007–2.366; p = 0.036) is significantly
associated higher likelihood of myopic symptoms. Findings in this study uncover the less observable vision consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on youths through digital online learning and highlight the importance of considering appropriate mitigation strategies to deal with this emerging public health challenge