Near work activities vs. myopia progression

To further understand the effects of near work activities on myopia progression among children, this comparison sought to explore the various published articles on such topics using databases like PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar.

The search terms applied was (((((((((((((((myopia[MeSH Terms]) OR (refractive error[MeSH Terms])) OR (myopia progression[Title/Abstract])) OR (progression of myopia[Title/Abstract])) OR (shortsight*[Title/Abstract])) OR (nearsight*[Title/Abstract])) OR (myopic shift[Title/Abstract])) OR (ocular growth[Title/Abstract])) OR (axial elongation[Title/Abstract])) OR (increase in myopia[Title/Abstract])) OR (myopia development[Title/Abstract])) OR (axial length[Title/Abstract])) OR (refractive error progression[Title/Abstract]))) AND ((((((near work[Title/Abstract]) OR (study*[Title/Abstract])) OR (read*[Title/Abstract])) OR (reading distance[Title/Abstract])) OR (working distance[Title/Abstract])))) AND ((((((((((((((((child[MeSH Terms]) OR (adolescent[MeSH Terms])) OR (pediatrics[MeSH Terms])) OR (child, preschool[MeSH Terms])) OR (children[Title/Abstract])) OR (teenager[Title/Abstract])) OR (adolescents[Title/Abstract])) OR (school-aged[Title/Abstract])) OR (school-children[Title/Abstract])) OR (pediatric population[Title/Abstract])) OR (youth[Title/Abstract])) OR (primary school[Title/Abstract])) OR (middle school[Title/Abstract])) OR (high school[Title/Abstract])) OR (young people[Title/Abstract])))