Digital device viewing behaviour in children

• Published in: Ophthalmic & physiological optics Vol. 44; no. 3; pp. 546 - 553
• Main Authors: Richards, Josh, Jaskulski, Matt, Rickert, Martin, Kollbaum, Pete
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2024
• Subjects: accommodation; Children; Myopia; reading; Smartphones; Statistical analysis; viewing distance; accommodation; myopia; viewing distance; reading
• ISSN: 0275-5408; 1475-1313; 1475-1313
• DOI: 10.1111/opo.13288

Introduction Habitual viewing behaviour is widely believed to be an important contributing factor to the onset and progression of myopia and may be task dependent. The purpose of this study was to quantify the habitual viewing distance of children performing five different tasks on a smartphone digi...