Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry · 2023
Refractive Error Changes Due to COVID-19 Pandemic Confinement in Children from Puerto Rico: A Retrospective Study.
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Rodriguez Neisha M, Acevedo Ariette, Torres Vionette Pereira, Romero Angel F
Аннотация
SIGNIFICANCE: The progression of myopia increased in children after the pandemic confinement. A myopic shift in the refractive error of the Hispanic population was found regardless of the refractive status of the school-aged children studied.
PURPOSE: This study aimed to evaluate the refractive error in Puerto Rican children before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. We were interested in whether there was a significant change in refractive error attributed to online learning during the pandemic lockdown.
METHODS: A retrospective record review of children aged 7 to 18 years who underwent a comprehensive visual evaluation between 2018 and 2021 at the Inter American Eye Institute in Puerto Rico was performed. The spherical equivalent pre- and post-lockdown was compared. The study excluded the best-corrected visual acuities worse than 20/40, any corneal or retinal disease, and amblyopia.
RESULTS: In total, 801 records were included in this study. The mean age was 12.7 ± 3.2 years, with 50.3% male and 49.7% female children. The mean spherical equivalent for the right and left eyes was similar ( r = 0.93, P ≤ .001). A significant difference in the mean spherical equivalent was found pre- and post- lockdown (0.22 ± 0.59 D, t800 = 10.44, P ≤ .001). A myopic shift post-lockdown was significant for all ages except those in the 7- (0.13 ± 0.79 D, t28 = 0.84, P = .40) and 8-year-old range (0.12 ± 0.65 D, t40 = 1.22, P = .23), respectively. No significant change was found between sexes before (0.16 ± 0.12 D; t799 = 1.38, P = .16) and after (0.15 ± 0.13 D; t799 = 1.19, P = .23) confinement.
CONCLUSIONS: The current study revealed a significant myopic shift in Hispanic school-aged children as a result of the pandemic confinement.
PURPOSE: This study aimed to evaluate the refractive error in Puerto Rican children before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. We were interested in whether there was a significant change in refractive error attributed to online learning during the pandemic lockdown.
METHODS: A retrospective record review of children aged 7 to 18 years who underwent a comprehensive visual evaluation between 2018 and 2021 at the Inter American Eye Institute in Puerto Rico was performed. The spherical equivalent pre- and post-lockdown was compared. The study excluded the best-corrected visual acuities worse than 20/40, any corneal or retinal disease, and amblyopia.
RESULTS: In total, 801 records were included in this study. The mean age was 12.7 ± 3.2 years, with 50.3% male and 49.7% female children. The mean spherical equivalent for the right and left eyes was similar ( r = 0.93, P ≤ .001). A significant difference in the mean spherical equivalent was found pre- and post- lockdown (0.22 ± 0.59 D, t800 = 10.44, P ≤ .001). A myopic shift post-lockdown was significant for all ages except those in the 7- (0.13 ± 0.79 D, t28 = 0.84, P = .40) and 8-year-old range (0.12 ± 0.65 D, t40 = 1.22, P = .23), respectively. No significant change was found between sexes before (0.16 ± 0.12 D; t799 = 1.38, P = .16) and after (0.15 ± 0.13 D; t799 = 1.19, P = .23) confinement.
CONCLUSIONS: The current study revealed a significant myopic shift in Hispanic school-aged children as a result of the pandemic confinement.