Spending more time indoors, especially during the pandemic, has been bad for the vision of children around the world, new research shows.
Spending more time indoors, especially during the pandemic, has been bad for the vision of children around the world, new research shows.
Children’s eyesight is getting worse around the world, and there’s a clear culprit to blame: increased screen time.
A new global study published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology found more children are experiencing nearsightedness, also known as myopia, in the last few years. Researchers said the change stems from kids spending more time in front of mobile devices, the TV and playing video games, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
« These findings are an important step towards understanding the trends in myopia over time », the report said, « particularly in populations experiencing rapid transitions in myopia and the significant surge during the special period of the COVID-19 pandemic.
