The impact of spectacle correction on the well-being of children with vision impairment due to uncorrected refractive error: a systematic review

GP Pirindhavellie, AC Yong, KP Mashige, KS Naidoo… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Despite being easily corrected with eyeglasses, over two-thirds of the world's
child population presents with vision impairment (VI) due to uncorrected refractive errors …

Estimating need and coverage for five priority assistive products: a systematic review of global population-based research

J Danemayer, D Boggs, VD Ramos, E Smith… - BMJ global …, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction To improve access to assistive products (APs) globally, data must be available
to inform evidence-based decision-making, policy development and evaluation, and market …

The change of myopic prevalence in children and adolescents before and after COVID-19 pandemic in Suqian, China

H Chen, Y Liao, W Zhou, L Dong, W Wang, X Wang - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the change of myopic prevalence in
students with different demographic characteristics before and after the COVID-19 pandemic …

Current challenges supporting school-aged children with vision problems: A rapid review

Q Ali, I Heldal, CG Helgesen, G Krumina, C Costescu… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Many children have undetected vision problems or insufficient visual information processing
that may be a factor in lower academic outcomes. The aim of this paper is to contribute to a …

Headache, eyestrain, and musculoskeletal symptoms in relation to smartphone and tablet use in healthy adolescents.

HK Falkenberg, TR Johansen, HMS Thorud - 2020 - openarchive.usn.no
Neck pain and headache are leading causes of years lived with disability globally, and the
prevalence is gradually increasing from school age to early adulthood. These symptoms …

Associations of meeting 24-hour movement behavior guidelines with prescribed eyeglasses/contact lenses among children and adolescents

Z Liu, F Herold, N Owen, Z Huang, J Kuang… - … Therapies in Clinical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Vision health is crucial for many aspects of life especially in developing
populations such as children and adolescents. However, there is a high proportion of …

Headache and musculoskeletal pain in school children are associated with uncorrected vision problems and need for glasses: a case–control study

HMS Thorud, R Aurjord, HK Falkenberg - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Musculoskeletal pain and headache are leading causes of years lived with disability, and an
escalating problem in school children. Children spend increasingly more time reading and …

Evaluation of the Prevalence of Refractive Defects and Ocular Function in a Group of 1518 Children Aged 8 Years in Northwestern Poland—A Retrospective Study

M Monika, M Durajczyk - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023 - mdpi.com
Purpose: To determine the prevalence of refractive errors in a group of 8-year-old school
children in northwestern Poland. Material and Methods: In 2017–2019, refractive errors were …

Supporting school aged children to train their vision by using serious games

I Heldal, C Helgesen, Q Ali, D Patel, AB Geitung… - Computers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Several children struggle with vision difficulties caused by problematic coordination between
their left and right eye muscles, ie, oculomotor dysfunction (OMD). Many OMDs can be …

Association between vision difficulty and sociodemographic factors in children: a population-based analysis

A Mihalache, RS Huang, NS Patil, MM Popovic… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
PURPOSE To determine sociodemographic predictors of poor vision in children and
adolescents less than 18 years of age in a large, nationally representative sample of the US …