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Screen Time and Myopia: How It Increases Your Child’s Risk

In today’s digital world, screens are everywhere, from online learning to video games and social media. While technology ...
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With Every Hour Of Screen Time, The Odds Of Myopia Increases By 21%

A new study published in Jama Network Open suggests that spending more time staring at screen whether on smartphones, tablets or computers raises the risk of developing nearsightedness or myopia.
Digital Trends

Study says hourly rise in screen time increases risk of myopic vision

Late in 2024, a comprehensive study published in the British Journal of Opthalmology claimed that “the global prevalence of childhood myopia is substantial.” Based on the current trends, it predicted ...
Medscape

Is Screen Time to Blame for Rising Rates of Myopia in Children?

More time spent exposed to screens is associated with a higher risk for myopia in children and adolescents; the use of computers and televisions appears to have the most significant effects on eye ...
The Conversation

Shortsightedness is on the rise in children. There’s more we can do than limit screen time

Flora Hui consults part-time as an optometrist at an independent optometry practice. Myopia in children is on the rise. The condition – also known as shortsightedness – already affects up to 35% of ...
Yahoo Finance

Childhood myopia linked to increased screen time

Wall Street Journal editorial board member Allysia Finley discusses the childhood myopia epidemic linked to increased screen time and a possible JD Vance-Gavin Newsom 2028 matchup on 'Varney & Co.' ...