by Dennis Thompson Each hour a person spends squinting into a smartphone or staring at a screen increases their risk of nearsightedness, a new evidence review suggests. Every daily one-hour increment in digital screen time is associated with 21% higher odds of myopia, researchers report in JAMA Network Open. What’s more, the risk continues to increase...
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Screen time significantly associated with myopia in children, research shows
By Vijay Kumar MalesuReviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM In a recent study published in the BMC Public Health, researchers systematically reviewed and quantitatively evaluated the epidemiological evidence on the association between screen time exposure and myopia in children and adolescents. Study: The association between screen time exposure and myopia in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis....
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A myopia epidemic is sweeping the globe. Here’s how to stop it
Time spent outdoors is the best defence against rising rates of short-sightedness, but scientists are searching for other ways to reverse the troubling trend.By Elie Dolgin A physician examines the eyesight of a child with myopia in Hebei province, northern China. Credit: Sipa US/Alamy The COVID-19 pandemic didn’t just reshape how children learn and see...
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Too much screen time linked to an epidemic of myopia among young people
Ask anyone about the benefits of technology and it probably won’t take them long to rhyme off a list of examples: it helps broaden your knowledge, connect with friends, both new and old, and allows you to see things you’ve never seen before. But what about the drawbacks? Here’s a major one: increased screen time...