The Claim

In pre-myopic children aged 6–10 years, the combination of distant-image screen technology with optical defocusing (+1.0 D) may further reduce the incidence of myopia compared to distant-image screen technology alone, though this synergistic effect has not yet been demonstrated in clinical trials.

Source: Effect of distant-image screen technology (DIST) on delaying myopia onset in pre-myopia children: study protocol for a1-year randomized controlled trial

What the research says

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Cause and effect
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In plain English

In children aged 6 to 10 who are at risk of developing myopia, using screens designed to project distant images along with special lenses that create optical defocusing may lower the rate of myopia development compared to using the screens alone.

See the scientific wording

In pre-myopic children aged 6–10 years, combining distant-image screen technology with optical defocusing (+1.0 D) may further reduce the incidence of myopia compared to DIST alone, though this synergistic effect has not yet been demonstrated in clinical trials.

Why this might work

When a child looks at a screen designed to appear far away, the eye doesn't need to focus tightly, and at the same time, a special lens adds a gentle blur around the edges of vision. This combination tells the back of the eye to stop growing longer, which prevents the eye from becoming nearsighted.

Supported mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Effect of distant-image screen technology (DIST) on delaying myopia onset in pre-myopia children: study protocol for a1-year randomized controlled trial

    This study is testing whether a special screen that makes text look far away, plus special blurry glasses, works better at stopping kids from becoming nearsighted than the screen alone — but it hasn’t finished yet. So far, the screen alone looks promising, and the study is designed to find out if adding the glasses helps even more.

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