Lockdown screen time sees rise in short-sightedness among childrenon August 20, 2021 at 5:35 am

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Optometrists are diagnosing higher numbers of children with short-sightedness since the start of the pandemic.

Optometrists across the country say they are diagnosing higher numbers of children with short-sightedness (myopia) since the start of the pandemic.

They put this down to less time spent outside due to Covid restrictions, more time spent on screens, and a drop-off in numbers of eye tests carried out during the pandemic.

The College of Optometrists is calling for parents to get kids playing outside for two hours a day, this is proven to prevent or stop the development of myopia; and to take their children for eye tests.

They’re also asking for more funding for research in the UK population into the impact of the pandemic on children’s eyesight.

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