Digital Screen Time During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Risk for a Further Myopia Boom?
| Autor: | Marcus Ang, Daniel Shu Wei Ting, James Chen, Jost B. Jonas, Chee Wai Wong, Andrew S H Tsai, Kyoko Ohno-Matsui |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Collateral digital screen time Child Behavior Computing Methodologies Boom Article Screen Time 03 medical and health sciences Screen time 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Environmental health Pandemic Myopia medicine Humans Social media Child 030304 developmental biology 0303 health sciences Government SARS-CoV-2 Public health COVID-19 Ophthalmology Adolescent Behavior Child Preschool Practice Guidelines as Topic Quarantine 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Female digital technology Psychology Social Media |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Ophthalmology |
| ISSN: | 0002-9394 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ajo.2020.07.034 |
| Popis: | Purpose To review the impact of increased digital device usage arising from lockdown measures instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic on myopia and to make recommendations for mitigating potential detrimental effects on myopia control. Design Perspective. Methods We reviewed studies focused on digital device usage, near work, and outdoor time in relation to myopia onset and progression. Public health policies on myopia control, recommendations on screen time, and information pertaining to the impact of COVID-19 on increased digital device use were presented. Recommendations to minimize the impact of the pandemic on myopia onset and progression in children were made. Results Increased digital screen time, near work, and limited outdoor activities were found to be associated with the onset and progression of myopia, and could potentially be aggravated during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak period. While school closures may be short-lived, increased access to, adoption of, and dependence on digital devices could have a long-term negative impact on childhood development. Raising awareness among parents, children, and government agencies is key to mitigating myopigenic behaviors that may become entrenched during this period. Conclusion While it is important to adopt critical measures to slow or halt the spread of COVID-19, close collaboration between parents, schools, and ministries is necessary to assess and mitigate the long-term collateral impact of COVID-19 on myopia control policies. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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