Affiliation:
1. ANKARA ETLİK ŞEHİR HASTANESİ
2. UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, ANKARA ULUCANLAR HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER
Abstract
Aim: Investigating the relationship between the development and progression of myopia and digital
screen time in young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Material and Methods: This single-centered, retrospective study included 106 young adults aged 18-
25 years, followed up in January-March 2019, 2020, and 2021. The patients were divided into two
groups: emmetrope and myopia according to their baseline refractive values. The association between
spherical equivalent refraction (SER) values and digital screen time before and during the pandemic
was evaluated.
Results: The mean age of 59 patients‘ (69.5% female) in the emmetrope group was 20.7±2.0, and
20.6±2.3 years of 47 patients (68.1% female) in the myopia group (p=0.422, p=0.877, respectively).
The patients were reported to spend more time on digital devices in both groups (p
Publisher
Bulent Evcevit University
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