Quarantines imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic were a risk factor for the progression and incidence of myopia in school-age children in China, according to a study published in Ophthalmology.
“As a result of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causing an unprecedented global pandemic, most nations have imposed various strict containment measures on citizens, including limited outdoor activities and school closures, to prevent spread of the virus that causes COVID-19,” Liangde Xu, PhD, associate professor of ophthalmology and optometry at Wenzhou Medical University, and colleagues