Changes and correlates of screen time in adults and children during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis

M Trott, R Driscoll, E Iraldo, S Pardhan - EClinicalMedicine, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Screen time has increased as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and several
correlates have been associated with these increases. These changes, however, have not …

Association between digital smart device use and myopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Foreman, AT Salim, A Praveen, D Fonseka… - The Lancet Digital …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Excessive use of digital smart devices, including smartphones and tablet
computers, could be a risk factor for myopia. We aimed to review the literature on the …

Measurement of screen time among young children aged 0–6 years: A systematic review

R Byrne, CO Terranova, SG Trost - Obesity reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The impact of screen‐based devices on children's health and development cannot be
properly understood without valid and reliable tools that measure screen time within the …

Smartphone use as a possible risk factor for myopia

S McCrann, J Loughman, JS Butler… - Clinical and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Clinical relevance This study demonstrates an association between myopia and smartphone
data usage. Youths now spend more time participating in near tasks as a result of …

[HTML][HTML] Screen media are associated with fine motor skill development in preschool children

P Martzog, SP Suggate - Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2022 - Elsevier
Media form an integral part of children's environments and represent, amongst other
domains, altered sensorimotor experiences. Fine motor skills (FMS) represent a …

[HTML][HTML] Smartphone overuse and visual impairment in children and young adults: systematic review and meta-analysis

J Wang, M Li, D Zhu, Y Cao - Journal of medical Internet research, 2020 - jmir.org
Background Smartphone overuse has been cited as a potentially modifiable risk factor that
can result in visual impairment. However, reported associations between smartphone …

Smartphone use associated with refractive error in teenagers: the myopia app study

CA Enthoven, JR Polling, T Verzijden, JWL Tideman… - Ophthalmology, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate the association between smartphone use and refractive error in
teenagers using the Myopia app. Design Cross-sectional population-based study …

Adolescent vision health during the outbreak of COVID-19: association between digital screen use and myopia progression

J Liu, B Li, Y Sun, Q Chen, J Dang - Frontiers in pediatrics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted education systems globally, making
digital devices common arrangements for adolescent learning. However, vision …

Associations of near work time, watching TV, outdoors time, and parents' myopia with myopia among school children based on 38‐year‐old historical data

O Pärssinen, M Kauppinen - Acta Ophthalmologica, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To study the prevalence and risk factors of myopia with data from a questionnaire
study conducted in 1983 among Finnish school children. Methods School children (n= 4 …

Student health implications of school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic: new evidence on the association of e-learning, outdoor exercise, and myopia

J Liu, B Li, Q Chen, J Dang - Healthcare, 2021 - mdpi.com
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic forced many education systems to
consider alternative remote e-learning modalities, which have consequential behavioral and …