Is Spending More Time Outdoors Able to Prevent and Control Myopia in Children and Adolescents? A Meta-Analysis

• Published in: Ophthalmic research Vol. 67; no. 1; pp. 393 - 404
• Main Authors: Li, Dan, Min, Sicheng, Li, Xianxiong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 06.05.2024
• Subjects: Analysis; Myopia; Systematic Review; Vision disorders in children; Outdoor time; Children; Adolescents; Myopia; Meta-analysis

Abstract Introduction: Spending more time outdoors was treated as a safe and cost-effective method to prevent and control myopia. While prior research has established an inverse association between outdoor time and the risk of myopia onset, the effect of increasing outdoor time in delaying the progr...