COVID-19 Home Quarantine Accelerated the Progression of Myopia in Children Aged 7 to 12 Years in China.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate the effect of home quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic on myopia progression in children and its associated factors.

Methods

Myopic children aged 7 to 12 years with regular follow-up visits every half a year from April 2019 to May 2020 were included. Cycloplegic refraction was measured at baseline and at two follow-up visits. The first follow-up visit (visit 1) was conducted before the COVID-19 home quarantine, whereas the second (visit 2) was four months after the home quarantine. Myopia progression at visits 1 and 2 were compared. Factors associated with changes in myopia progression were tested with a multiple regression analysis.

Results

In total, 201 myopic children were enrolled. There was a significantly greater change in spherical eq

SUBMITTER: Ma M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8411864 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature