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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Regime of using mobile electronic devices by students as a risk factor of vision impairment

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Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Olga V. Ievleva
Ostrovityanov str., 1, Moscow, 117997, Russia; ur.ay@lvei-looc

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Author contribution: all authors contributed to manuscript preparation equally.

Compliance with ethical standards: the study was approved by the Ethics Commitee of Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (protocol № 159 of 21 November 2016), did not endanger the subjects, and was consistent with the principles of biomedical ethics; the informed consent was submitted by all study participants.

Received: 2022-04-23 Accepted: 2022-05-29 Published online: 2022-06-30
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Fig. 1. Vusial acuity in schoolchildren and students, 2000–2005 and 2017–2021, diopters
* – p ≤ 0.05
Fig. 2. Dynamic changes in the prevalence of functional vision problems and chronic eye disorders in first-graders in 2000 and 2020,%
Table. The time of continuous use of mobile electronic devices by students in their leisure time, during working days, weekends, and vacations, M ± m
* p ≤ 0.05 — significance of differences between schoolchildren and undergraduate students; ** p ≤ 0.05 — significance of differences between the primary-level schoolchildren and middle schoolers/high school students