Cases of myopia or nearsightedness, a condition in which a person can not see long distance objects, were increasing among children, and many of them did not have access to playgrounds in their ...

9 Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 10 Duke-National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School, Singapore Aims To ...

Two specialists say the education ministry should extend the period for outdoor activities in schools and train teachers to ...

2 3 It is not clear whether a reduction in the time spent outdoors during lockdowns has led to longer-term behavioural changes favouring indoor lifestyles and hence impacted myopia prevalence. In ...

Spearman correlation analysis was performed to explore the correlation between potential influencing factors and myopia progression. Conclusions: During COVID-19, the decline in outdoor activities and ...

Nearsightedness is on the rise among children, and an optometrist says one of the best things kids can do to curb the trend is to get outside. Research in the British Journal of Ophthalmology ...

Among other factors poor vision can also affect your child’s academic performance Read to understand the link and ways to ...

Besides, the presence of selection bias in the current retrospective study could attribute to the discrepancy. Various confounders such as the time spent at near work and outdoor activities, the ...