“Quarantine myopia:” Revisiting myopia control strategies during COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the risk factors associated with childhood myopia such as increased time indoors, increased screen time, less outdoor activity, and less exposure to sunlight. Myopia control strategies are likely to be affected negatively during the times of this pandemic. This repo...

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Main Author: Sanitha Sathyan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:http://www.kjophthal.com/article.asp?issn=0976-6677;year=2020;volume=32;issue=2;spage=199;epage=200;aulast=Sathyan
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description COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the risk factors associated with childhood myopia such as increased time indoors, increased screen time, less outdoor activity, and less exposure to sunlight. Myopia control strategies are likely to be affected negatively during the times of this pandemic. This report discusses the likely impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the myopia control strategies and raises concerns about the accelerated silent spread of myopia epidemic during a much noisy pandemic.
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spelling doaj.art-3e3efc2a2f5044f7b3e719f0e206e6112022-12-21T23:03:21ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsKerala Journal of Ophthalmology0976-66772020-01-0132219920010.4103/kjo.kjo_94_20“Quarantine myopia:” Revisiting myopia control strategies during COVID-19 pandemicSanitha SathyanCOVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the risk factors associated with childhood myopia such as increased time indoors, increased screen time, less outdoor activity, and less exposure to sunlight. Myopia control strategies are likely to be affected negatively during the times of this pandemic. This report discusses the likely impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the myopia control strategies and raises concerns about the accelerated silent spread of myopia epidemic during a much noisy pandemic.http://www.kjophthal.com/article.asp?issn=0976-6677;year=2020;volume=32;issue=2;spage=199;epage=200;aulast=Sathyanchildhood refractive errorcovid pandemicmyopiaquarantine myopia
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“Quarantine myopia:” Revisiting myopia control strategies during COVID-19 pandemic
Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology
childhood refractive error
covid pandemic
myopia
quarantine myopia
title “Quarantine myopia:” Revisiting myopia control strategies during COVID-19 pandemic
title_full “Quarantine myopia:” Revisiting myopia control strategies during COVID-19 pandemic
title_fullStr “Quarantine myopia:” Revisiting myopia control strategies during COVID-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed “Quarantine myopia:” Revisiting myopia control strategies during COVID-19 pandemic
title_short “Quarantine myopia:” Revisiting myopia control strategies during COVID-19 pandemic
title_sort quarantine myopia revisiting myopia control strategies during covid 19 pandemic
topic childhood refractive error
covid pandemic
myopia
quarantine myopia
url http://www.kjophthal.com/article.asp?issn=0976-6677;year=2020;volume=32;issue=2;spage=199;epage=200;aulast=Sathyan
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