2024
No
Ocular biometry, refraction and time spent outdoors during daylight in Irish schoolchildren
https://doi.org/10.1111/cxo.12929
Harrington, Siofra C.
Europe
Observational
Epidemiological
Students
Elementary (K-5)
Middle/Jr High (6-8)
Lighting
Vision
Ireland
Ocular biometry
Refractive error
Schoolchildren
Time spent outdoors
This study measured ocular biometry and refraction in Irish children aged 6-7 and 12-13, finding more daylight exposure in summer was linked to less axial elongation; suggests increasing outdoor time may help limit myopia progression.
2020