{"id":58506,"date":"2025-02-19T17:37:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T06:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/maintenance.html\/?p=58506"},"modified":"2025-02-19T17:37:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T06:37:13","slug":"screen-time-surge-during-lockdowns-fuels-myopia-epidemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=58506","title":{"rendered":"Screen time surge during lockdowns fuels myopia epidemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-58507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screen_Time_During_Lockdowns.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Time During Lockdowns\" width=\"732\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screen_Time_During_Lockdowns.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screen_Time_During_Lockdowns-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Studies have shown a significant correlation between increased digital device usage during COVID-19 lockdowns and the progression of myopia in children, with younger age groups being most affected<\/li>\n<li>Children aged 8 and 17 experienced a doubling in myopia prevalence during lockdowns, largely due to increased screen time and a lack of outdoor activities, which are known to protect against myopia<\/li>\n<li>A comprehensive meta-analysis confirmed the association between screen time and myopia, identifying computers as having the most significant impact on myopia progression among children<\/li>\n<li>Research indicates that early screen exposure in preschoolers is linked to a higher risk of developing myopia, especially in those with myopic parents, highlighting the importance of managing screen time from a young age<\/li>\n<li>To mitigate the risk of myopia, it is recommended to reduce screen time and increase outdoor activities. Additional strategies to protect your child\u2019s eye health are included below<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nexusnewsfeed.com\/article\/home-family-pets\/screen-time-surge-during-lockdowns-fuels-myopia-epidemic\/\">https:\/\/nexusnewsfeed.com\/article\/home-family-pets\/screen-time-surge-during-lockdowns-fuels-myopia-epidemic\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Studies have shown a significant correlation between increased digital device usage during COVID-19 lockdowns and the progression of myopia in children, with younger age groups being most affected Children aged 8 and 17 experienced a doubling in myopia prevalence during lockdowns, largely due to increased screen time and a lack of outdoor activities, which are &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=58506\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Screen time surge during lockdowns fuels myopia epidemic&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-interest","category-health-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=58506"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58508,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58506\/revisions\/58508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=58506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=58506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=58506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}