Increased digital screen time during COVID-19 may accelerate myopia epidemic

When the COVID-19 pandemic spread and governments worldwide enforced school closure as part of their containment strategy, digital technology and virtual learning played a vital role in ensuring some degree of class continuity.
As schools reopen, e-learning approaches will remain an important backup strategy for blended learning and in the event of new closures. Digital innovation is expected to have many positive outcomes in the future of education. However, there is concern among ophthalmologists that increased screen time, together with a significant reduction of the time spent outdoors,

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