What the Study Did: T he COVID-19 outbreak was a time when outdoor activities were limited and digital learning increased. R esearchers in this study investigated changes in the development of myopia (nearsightedness) in schoolchildren in China.
Authors: Xiao Yang, M.D., Ph.D., and Ciyong Lu, M.D., Ph.D., of Sun Yat-Sen University in Guangzhou, China, are the corresponding authors.
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