Expert recommendation for outdoors activities as myopia prevention and control in children and adolescents / 中国学校卫生

ABSTRACT

Abstract@#China has one of the world’s highest prevalence of myopia in children and adolescents, and children are developing myopia earlier. Myopia has become a important issues affecting children and adolescents health, as well as a significant public health concern. There has been continuing debate over the role of nature and nurture in the aetiology of myopia, growing evidence showed that environmental factors has a determine effect on myopia.The randomized controlled trials has assured the relationship between time outdoors and myopia. Based on reviewed published articles, survey and intervention studies and school health practices, according to the principle of school organization, student participation and family cooperation, the authors proposed outdoors activities as initiative for myopia prevention and control in children and adolescents. The detail recommendation contents, levels were list out.