As a consequence of lockdown, most children spent their time indoors, leading to video game playing on smartphones and in turn to the overstimulation of accommodation, which increases the risk of myopia.[ 22 ] Rapid progression of myopia was found more in children older than 10 year of age, this difference almost reached statistical significance in bivariate analysis (0.057).
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Impact of online classes and home confinement on myopia progression in children during COVID-19 pandemic: Digital eye strain among kids (DESK) study 4.
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