title: Myopia and night-time lighting during sleep in children and adults.
abstract: This cross-sectional study investigated the relationship between different lighting conditions experienced during sleep in the first -two years of life and development of myopia after age two as reported retrospectively by parents in a total of 469 individuals, including 252 children aged 2-16 yr., and 217 adults aged 17-40 yr. There were no significant differences in incidence of myopia in children who had slept from 0-2 yr. in darkness, with a night light, room light, or hall light. Adults who were reported by their parents to have slept with a night light on from 0-2 yr. were significantly more likely to be myopic than those who were reported to have slept from 0-2 yr. in any other lighting condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA. Chapell@rowan.edu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chapell
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saridakis
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Costello
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mazgajiewski
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McGinley
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McGlone
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Andris
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pasquarella
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D008297:Male; D009216:Myopia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*