Outdoor time vs myopia outcomes

Outdoor time and exposure to sunlight have gained interest in the prevention of myopia. This comparison therefore, summarizes intervention studies on outdoor activities for myopia prevention among children with changes in axial elongation and spherical equivalent refractive error.

Relevant papers were retrieved from databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar, and Scopus using key words like : ((((((((((((((((((myopia progression[Title/Abstract]) OR (progression of myopia[Title/Abstract])) OR (myopia[Title/Abstract])) OR (shortsighted[Title/Abstract])) OR (myopia[MeSH Terms])) OR (refractive errors[MeSH Terms])) OR (nearsighted[Title/Abstract])) OR (myopic shift[Title/Abstract])) OR (ocular growth[Title/Abstract])) OR (axial elongation[Title/Abstract])) OR (axial length[Title/Abstract])) OR (myopia development[Title/Abstract])) OR (axial length[Title/Abstract]))) AND ((((((((outdoor[Title/Abstract]) OR (time outdoors[Title/Abstract])) OR (outdoor exposure[Title/Abstract])) OR (outdoor activity[Title/Abstract])) OR (daylight[Title/Abstract])) OR (sunlight[MeSH Terms])) OR (nature[MeSH Terms])))) AND ((((((((((time[Title/Abstract]) OR (duration[Title/Abstract])) OR (time spent[Title/Abstract])) OR (exposure time[Title/Abstract])) OR (hour[Title/Abstract])) OR (minute[Title/Abstract])) OR (week[Title/Abstract])) OR (day[Title/Abstract])) OR (temporal pattern[Title/Abstract])))) AND ((((((((((children[Title/Abstract]) OR (teenager[Title/Abstract])) OR (adolescents[Title/Abstract])) OR (school-aged[Title/Abstract])) OR (schoolchildren[Title/Abstract])) OR (pediatric[Title/Abstract])) OR (adolescent[MeSH Terms])) OR (child, preschool[MeSH Terms])) OR (pediatrics[MeSH Terms]))))