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Screen time causes nearsightedness in children.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that screen time causes nearsightedness in children?

Partly. One clinical-trials record suggests prolonged screen time contributes to myopia progression in children, while a 2024 systematic review of 15 studies found no significant association and a 2026 narrative review says the evidence is more complicated than the popular blame suggests. The retrieved items support only partial, conflicting coverage of the causal claim.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 1 source for, 2 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 1
Impact of Digital Screen Time in Progression of Myopia in Children
2025
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Impact of Digital Screen Time in Progression of Myopia in Children. (2025). clinicaltrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07055815

Evidence against · 2
Prevalence of Myopia Among Schoolchildren and the Impact of Increased Screen Time: A Systematic Review.
2024
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AM, K., AY, A., KK, A., & NA, A. (2024). Prevalence of Myopia Among Schoolchildren and the Impact of Increased Screen Time: A Systematic Review.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.66815

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Screen Time and the Rising Prevalence of Myopia Among Students: A Narrative Review with a Proposed Pilot Survey
2026
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Ababakirova, X. & Centre, W. K. P. (2026). Screen Time and the Rising Prevalence of Myopia Among Students: A Narrative Review with a Proposed Pilot Survey. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22840197

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