The effect of home education on myopia progression in children during the COVID-19 pandemic
| Autor: | Fatih Aslan, Nedime Sahinoglu-Keskek |
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| Přispěvatelé: | ALKÜ, Fakülteler, Tıp Fakültesi, Cerrahi Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Refractive error
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Spherical equivalent Refraction Ocular Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pandemic Myopia medicine Humans Home education Child Pandemics Retrospective Studies Open air School age child business.industry COVID-19 Paediatrics Mean age medicine.disease Ophthalmology Outcomes research Disease Progression 030221 ophthalmology & optometry business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Demography |
| Zdroj: | Eye |
| ISSN: | 1476-5454 0950-222X |
| Popis: | Objectives To evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on myopia progression (MP) in school age children. Methods A total of 115 children aged 8–17 years with a diagnosis of myopia who had been followed-up for at least 3 years, were included in this study with a retrospective and single-center design. The subjects’ age, the history of myopia in the family, the time spent in front of a screen, the digital devices used during home education (computer, tablet, smartphone, television), the time spent in open air (hours/day), the refractive error (RE) (spherical equivalent value) detected before the home education period and the changes in the myopia over the years, were recorded. Results The mean age was 12.06(± 2.29) years. Only the right eyes were included. The glasses use duration was 3.57(± 0.74) years. The annual MP amount 0.49(± 0.26), 0.41(± 0.36) and 0.54(± 0.43) diopters (D) for the 2017, 2018, and 2019 years before home education, respectively, (p > 0,05), and 0.71(± 0.46) D in 2020, during home education. The increase in MP amount in 2020 compared to the 2019 and 2018 years was statistically significant (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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