Prevalence of myopia among children and adolescents aged 6–16 during COVID-19 pandemic: a large-scale cross-sectional study in Tianjin, China

• Published in: British journal of ophthalmology Vol. 108; no. 6; pp. 879 - 883
• Main Authors: Li, Tongtong, Wei, Ruihua, Du, Bei, Wu, Qi, Yan, Jing, Meng, Xiangda, Liu, Yuanyuan, Yang, Qiang, Kee, Chea-Su, Huang, Guowei, Yan, Hua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JR BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.06.2024; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Adolescent; Age; Age Distribution; Betacoronavirus; Child; China - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Hypothesis testing; Male; Medical research; Myopia; Myopia - epidemiology; Paediatric Ophthalmology; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Prevalence; SARS-CoV-2; School closures; Secondary school students; Sex Distribution; Sexes; Teenagers; Vision; Visual acuity; China; Tianjin China; Vision

PurposeThis study aimed to determine the prevalence of myopia among children and adolescents aged 6–16 years during COVID-19 pandemic in Tianjin, China.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study using data from the Tianjin Child and Adolescent Research of Eye between March and June in 2021. A total of...