Smartphone Overuse and Visual Impairment in Children and Young Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Smartphone overuse has been cited as a potentially modifiable risk factor that can result in visual impairment. However, reported associations between smartphone overuse and visual impairment have been inconsistent.

Objective

The aim of this systematic review was to determine the association between smartphone overuse and visual impairment, including myopia, blurred vision, and poor vision, in children and young adults.

Methods

We conducted a systematic search in the Cochrane Library, PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science Core Collection, and ScienceDirect databases since the beginning of the databases up to June 2020. Fourteen eligible studies (10 cross-sectional studies and 4 controlled trials) were identified, which included a total of 27,110 subjects with a me

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7755532 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature