The effect of home education on myopia progression in children during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Published in: Eye (London) Vol. 36; no. 7; pp. 1427 - 1432
• Main Authors: Aslan, Fatih, Sahinoglu-Keskek, Nedime
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.07.2022; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 692/308/409; 692/700/1720; Age; Children; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Home education; Laboratory Medicine; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Myopia; Ophthalmology; Pandemics; Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology; Statistical analysis; Surgery; Surgical Oncology

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 three years, were included in this study with a retrospective an...