That’s the message behind two new studies that link children’s screen time to nearsightedness, and more seriously, to a dozen kinds of cancer. But doctors warn not to panic and di.

Myopia is on the rise globally, expected to afflict half the world by 2050. Children's increased screen time and reduced ...

Excess screen exposure is giving rise to early myopia in children, but small lifestyle tweaks can help prevent or even ...

Every hour spent with a screen increases a person’s risk of nearsightedness Risk increases dramatically from 1 to 4 daily hours spent with a screen The risk is independent of other near-vision ...

About The Study: In this systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis, a daily 1-hour increment in digital screen time was associated with 21% higher odds of myopia (nearsightedness) and the ...

Doctors agree: spending too much time looking at a screen impacts our ocular health. This becomes an issue especially when ...

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Myopia, or nearsightedness, is on the rise among children due to increased screen time and reduced outdoor exposure. Dr Digvijay Singh, Ophthalmologist and Director of Noble Eye Care, Gurugram, shares ...

NEW YORK — Children are being diagnosed with nearsightedness at an increasing rate, doctors say, and the trend has been linked to screen time. A recent study of children in Hong Kong, published ...

According to a panel of U.S. ophthalmology experts, children who spend lots of time indoors and on computers and other electronic devices may be raising their risk for nearsightedness. 1. The ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As screen time has increased, optometrists say poor eye health has also gone up. Around 29% of children in Albuquerque, between the ages of six and 17, are myopic – or ...