Increased screen time, less time outdoors during pandemic linked to rise in short-sightedness in children

Researchers also found a sharp rise in the amount of screen time and less time spent playing outdoors.

The eyes of 1,793 children were studied and information gathered on their behaviours during the pandemic.

Increased screen time and less time spent outdoors during the pandemic may have led to a rise in short-sightedness among children in Hong Kong, a study suggests.

A new study, published in the British Journal Of Ophthalmology, examined incidence of myopia among children in Hong Kong aged six to eight.