Myopia risk behaviour related to the COVID-19 lockdown in Europe: The generation R study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To battle the spreading of the COVID-19 virus, nationwide lockdowns were implemented during 2020 and 2021. Reports from China revealed that their strict home confinements led to an increase in myopia incidence. The Netherlands implemented a more lenient lockdown, which allowed children to go outside. We evaluated the association between COVID-19 restrictions, myopia risk behaviour and myopia progression in Dutch teenagers.

Method

A total of 1101 participants (mean age 16.3 ± 3.65 yrs) completed questionnaires about their activities before, during and after lockdown (March-October 2020). We used a repeated-measures ANOVA to compare time use between these time periods. Ocular measurements were acquired before the COVID-19 pandemic when participants were 13 years old; o

SUBMITTER: Kneepkens SCM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12852137 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature