Dim Light Exposure and Myopia in Children.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Experimental myopia in animal models suggests that bright light can influence refractive error and prevent myopia. Additionally, animal research indicates activation of rod pathways and circadian rhythms may influence eye growth. In children, objective measures of personal light exposure, recorded by wearable light sensors, have been used to examine the effects of bright light exposure on myopia. The effect of time spent in a broad range of light intensities on childhood refractive development is not known. This study aims to evaluate dim light exposure in myopia.

Methods

We reanalyzed previously published data to investigate differences in dim light exposure across myopic and nonmyopic children from the Role of Outdoor Activity in Myopia (ROAM) study in Queensland,

SUBMITTER: Landis EG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6181186 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature