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(Clockwise from Above left: Dr. Lav Kochgaway, Dr. Akshay Mohan, Dr. Prasad Walimbe, Dr. Leila Mohan) New Delhi [India], June 11: Eight-year-old Zara received a tablet during online schooling. What started as virtual classes soon expanded into gaming, cartoons, and social media scrolling. Within two years, she needed spectacles. This story sounds familiar in many Indian homes. During Myopia Awareness Week, ophthalmologists are urging families to rethink children’s screen habits as excessive near work is increasingly linked to myopia progression. “Excessive smartphone use increases near-screen focus, eye strain and indoor time, all of which can worsen myopia in children. Outdoor…
