A winter dominated by virtual schooling and indoor activities has the potential to push myopic children further toward high myopia.
For most individuals, the season will not be bad, Michael X. Repka, MD, MBA, told Healio/OSN. “For some at-risk children, though, they may be further pushed into higher myopia, where they could increase their risks to the retina, which develop when they are older,” he said.
There is much speculation about whether another season of quarantine will be worse for preventing the onset and progression of myopia, Repka said.
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