Media Device Use and Vision Disorders in the Pediatric Age: The State of the Art
Elena Bozzola, Mariangela Irrera, Romie Hellmann, Salvatore Crugliano, Michele Fortunato, Tsz Wing Leung, Henry HL Chan · 2024
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Bozzola and co-authors review what screen time may do to children's eyes in a 2024 paper. Children now meet phones and tablets earlier and use them longer. The team searched world research on media devices and eye health for ages up to eighteen. They kept 26 studies that fit their rules.
Four risks stood out: early near-sight, full near-sight, digital eye strain, and a sudden inward eye turn. Each risk grew with close, long screen use. The authors call for family teaching on safe screen habits. They also urge doctors to ask about screen time at checkups and when eye trouble appears. Clear talk with parents, they argue, is the first line of defense.
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| CREATOR | Elena Bozzola, Mariangela Irrera, Romie Hellmann, Salvatore Crugliano, Michele Fortunato, Tsz Wing Leung, Henry HL Chan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |