In 2020, the overall myopia rate among children and adolescents in my country was 52.7%. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased students' time of indoor eye-using, and it showed that the light exposure intensity of myopic students is lower than that of non-myopia students. Studies have found that the light wave bandwidth has a significant impact on the emmetropization of the eye, and white light can promote emmetropia more than monochromatic light. It shows that outdoor exercise has a protective effect on the occurrence and development of myopia in children and adolescents, but the specific mechanism is still unclear. Retinal blood flow is sensitive to myopic stimuli, and is a short-term indicator of the relationship between light environment and myopia. This study selected retinal blood flow as the primary outcome, aiming to compare the effects of different outdoor light exposure modes on retinal blood flow after 1 hour of intense eye use, and provide clues for the prevention and control of myopia.
In 2018, eight departments including the Ministry of Education jointly issued the Implementation Plan for Comprehensive Prevention and Control of Myopia in Children and Adolescents. As of 2020, the overall myopia rate among children and adolescents in my country was 52.7%. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased students' time of indoor eye-using, and it showed that the light exposure intensity of myopic students is lower than that of non-myopia students. Studies have found that the light wave bandwidth has a significant impact on the emmetropization of the eye, and white light can promote emmetropia more than monochromatic light. It shows that outdoor exercise has a protective effect on the occurrence and development of myopia in children and adolescents, but the specific mechanism is still unclear. Retinal blood flow is sensitive to myopic stimuli, and is a short-term indicator of the relationship between light environment and myopia. Also, there is a theory that reduced choroidal blood flow causes scleral hypoxia, which leads to the development of myopia. Therefore, this study selected retinal blood flow as the primary outcome, aiming to compare the effects of different outdoor light exposure modes on retinal blood flow after 1 hour of intense eye use, and provide clues for the prevention and control of myopia.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
81
Stay and stare far on the balcony or under the tree
Stay and stare far in the sunlight
Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention and Treatment Center
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
Retinal blood flow density after relaxing for 15 minutes
Data collected from Optovue AngioVue OCT (macular blood data collected) for the dominant eye. The duration of relaxing was recorded by a timer.
Time frame: Exposing to sunlight for 15 minutes
Retinal blood flow density changes between relaxing for 5 and 15 minutes
The difference in retinal blood flow density was calculated between 5 and 15 minutes.
Time frame: Retinal blood flow density after relaxing for 5 and 15 minutes
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