Dim Light Exposure and Myopia in Children | Zendy

Erica Landis | Zendy; Victoria Yang | Zendy; Dillon M. Brown | Zendy; Machelle T. Pardue | Zendy; Scott A. Read | Zendy

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Dim Light Exposure and Myopia in Children

Author(s) -

Erica Landis,

Victoria Yang,

Dillon M. Brown,

Machelle T. Pardue,

Scott A. Read

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

investigative ophthalmology and visual science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935

H-Index - 218

eISSN - 1552-5783

pISSN - 0146-0404

DOI - 10.1167/iovs.18-24415

Subject(s) - mesopic vision , scotopic vision , photopic vision , refractive error , medicine , optics , optometry , light intensity , ophthalmology , retinal , physics , eye disease

Experimental myopia in animal models suggests that bright light can influence refractive error and prevent myopia. Additionally, animal research indicates activation of rod pathways and circadian rhythms may influence eye growth. In children, objective measures of personal light exposure, recorded by wearable light sensors, have been used to examine the effects of bright light exposure on myopia. The effect of time spent in a broad range of light intensities on childhood refractive development is not known. This study aims to evaluate dim light exposure in myopia.

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