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
Abstract
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…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 22.07
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 88
Authors
9- SXShuyu Xiong
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention & Treatment Center, Shanghai First People's Hospital
- PSPadmaja Sankaridurg
Brien Holden Vision Institute, UNSW Sydney
- TNThomas Naduvilath
Brien Holden Vision Institute
- JZJiajie Zang
Shanghai Municipal Center For Disease Control Prevention
- HZHaidong Zou
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention & Treatment Center, Shanghai First People's Hospital
Topics & keywords
- Relation (database)
- Meta-analysis
- Control (management)
- Psychology
- Medicine
- Environmental health
- Optometry
- Computer science