5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  Greater residential exposure to outdoor artificial light at night is associated with a higher risk of developing myopia among children.

• 2

  The study analyzed data from 19,114 children, with 2,558 completing a 3-year follow-up without myopia at baseline.

• 3

  Each 34 nW/cm²/sr increase in outdoor artificial light exposure correlated with a 26% higher risk of developing myopia.

• 4

  Children in the highest exposure quartile had a 34% higher risk of incident myopia compared to those in the lowest quartile.

• 5

  The study's findings should be interpreted cautiously due to limitations such as potential recall bias and lack of generalizability.