Near Work, Outdoor Activity, and their Association with Refractive Error

2014125 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Lin Zhong · Beijing Tongren Hospital

Balamurali Vasudevan · Midwestern University

Vishal Jhanji · Chinese University of Hong Kong

Guang Yun Mao · Wenzhou Medical University

Tie Ying Gao · Han Dan City Eye Hospital - The Third Hospital of Handan

Feng Hua Wang · Beijing Tongren Hospital

Shi Song Rong

Abstract

Higher levels of outdoor activity were associated with less myopic refraction in primary school students in the inner city of Beijing. Near work activity was not found to be associated with refraction at either school level.

Topics & Keywords

Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Visual perception and processing mechanisms Corneal surgery and disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Optometry and Vision Science

Volume 91, Issue 4, pp. 376-382

DOI: 10.1097/opx.0000000000000219

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