Optometry

Physics

Internal medicine

Dioptre

Cochrane Library

Visual acuity

PsycINFO

CINAHL

Physical activity

Incidence (geometry)

Meta-analysis

Ophthalmology

Optics

Logistic regression

Odds ratio

Nursing

Odds

Political science

Physical therapy

Psychological intervention

Cornea

Orthokeratology

MEDLINE

Outdoor activity

Medicine

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Outdoor light exposure is considered a safe and effective strategy to reduce myopia development and aligns with existing public health initiatives to promote healthier lifestyles in children. However, it is unclear whether this strategy reduces myopia progression in eyes that are already myopic. This study aims to conduct an overview of systematic reviews (SRs) reporting time spent outdoors as a strategy to prevent myopia or slow its progression in children.

Time spent outdoors as an intervention for myopia prevention and control in children: an overview of systematic reviews