reviewActa OphthalmologicaMar 2, 2017BRONZE OA

Time spent in outdoor activities in relation to myopia prevention and control: a meta‐analysis and systematic review

Shanghai Jiao Tong University · Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention & Treatment Center · +7 more institutions

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Abstract Outdoor time is considered to reduce the risk of developing myopia. The purpose is to evaluate the evidence for association between time outdoors and (1) risk of onset of myopia (incident/prevalent myopia); (2) risk of a myopic shift in refractive error and c) risk of progression in myopes only. A systematic review followed by a meta‐analysis and a dose–response analysis of relevant evidence from literature was conducted. PubMed, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library were searched for relevant papers. Of the 51 articles with relevant data, 25 were included in the meta‐analysis and dose–response analysis. Twenty‐three of the 25 articles involved children. Risk ratio ( RR ) for binary variables and weighted…

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