Department of Ophthalmology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdiSCC), C/Profesor Martin Lagos S/N, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Rosario Gómez de Liano
Department of Ophthalmology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdiSCC), C/Profesor Martin Lagos S/N, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Paloma Porras Ángel
Department of Ophthalmology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdiSCC), C/Profesor Martin Lagos S/N, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Paula Talavero González
Department of Ophthalmology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdiSCC), C/Profesor Martin Lagos S/N, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Rafael Bella Gala
Optometry and Vision Department, Faculty of Optics and Optometry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28037 Madrid, Spain
Beatriz Martín García
Optometry and Vision Department, Faculty of Optics and Optometry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28037 Madrid, Spain
Bárbara Burgos Blasco
Department of Ophthalmology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdiSCC), C/Profesor Martin Lagos S/N, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Elena Hernández García
Department of Ophthalmology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdiSCC), C/Profesor Martin Lagos S/N, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Marta Chamorro Herrera
Department of Ophthalmology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdiSCC), C/Profesor Martin Lagos S/N, 28040 Madrid, Spain
José Luis Hernández-Verdejo
Optometry and Vision Department, Faculty of Optics and Optometry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28037 Madrid, Spain
Alicia Ruiz-Pomeda
Optometry and Vision Department, Faculty of Optics and Optometry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28037 Madrid, Spain
Background: Childhood myopia represents a global concern with increasing prevalence in recent decades. Lifestyle factors significantly impact myopia. Aim: To evaluate lifestyle factors in myopic children from a metropolitan area in Europe. Methods: This was a descriptive study including myopic subjects aged 4–18 years. Patient demographic and clinical data were collected, including cycloplegic refraction in spherical equivalent refraction (SER) and axial length (AL). In addition, a questionnaire on lifestyle factors was conducted between September 2022 and April 2023. Results: A total of 321 myopic children were included, aged 10.72 ± 3.05 years, of whom 51.4% were boys, with SER −2.25 ± 1.9 D and AL 24.54 ± 0.98 mm. The mean age of myopia onset was 7.69 ± 3.05 years. A total of 59.8% had family history of myopia. Those children who had 2 h/day, SER: −2.50 ±1.88 D (p = 0.009). Children who spent 2 h/day (SER: −1.75 ± 1.83 vs. SER: −2.75 ± 1.82, respectively, p = 0.03). However, no significant association was observed between SER and AL and time spent outdoors nor between SER and AL and academic performance (p > 0.05). Conclusions: Screen time and near-work time appear to be lifestyle factors related to myopia.
