The association between smartphone use and myopia progression in children: a prospective cohort study

• Published in: BMC pediatrics Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 378 - 9
• Main Author: Li, Jing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 13.05.2025; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Analysis; Child; Childhood; Children; Childrens health; Cohort analysis; Consent; Development and progression; Disease Progression; Eye; Female; Humans; Male; Medical examination; Myopia; Myopia - etiology; Myopic progression; Outdoor activities; Outdoors; Parenting; Predictor; Prospective Studies; Screen Time; Smart phones; Smartphone; Smartphone - statistics & numerical data; Smartphones; Surveys and Questionnaires; Use statistics; Vision disorders in children; Myopic progression; Predictor; Childhood; Myopia; Children; Digital screen; Smartphone

The increasing myopia of children has sparked speculations on whether the use of smartphones can accelerate this rate. This study aims to identify possible predictors for myopic progression in children with smartphones over a period of two years. This prospective cohort study recruited 523 children...