The purpose of this study is to determine whether improved outdoor time has an effect on the onset and progression of myopia in children.
1. To evaluate the effect of increased time outdoors on the incidence of myopia in non-myopic children; 2. To evaluate the effect of increased time outdoors on the progression of myopia in myopic children; 3. To explore if there is dose-response effect of time outdoors on the incidence and progression of myopia.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
7,200
40-minute outdoor activity
Dose 1 plus an additional 40-minute outdoor activities during recesses
Cycloplegic refractive power(auto-refractor instrument)
The Cycloplegic refraction of all children are measured by auto-refractor(KR-8900, Topcon)
Time frame: 1 year
Axial length(IOL Master instrument)
The axial length of the eyeball are measured by IOL Master(version 5.02, Carl Zeiss).
Time frame: 6 months
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