Acute Acquired Concomitant Esotropia From Excessive Application of Near Vision During the COVID-19 Lockdown

The public health measures imposed in many countries to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak could have negative effects on children's physical and mental health. The authors describe four cases of acquired concomitant acute esotropia likely caused from excessive applica...

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Published in:	Journal of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus Vol. 57; no. 6; pp. e88 - e91
Main Authors:	Vagge, Aldo, Giannaccare, Giuseppe, Scarinci, Fabio, Cacciamani, Andrea, Pellegrini, Marco, Bernabei, Federico, Scorcia, Vincenzo, Traverso, Carlo E, Bruzzichessi, Donatella
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Slack, Inc 01-06-2021 SLACK INCORPORATED
Subjects:	Acute Disease Adolescent Betacoronavirus Child Child, Preschool Children & youth Computers Convergent strabismus Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology Coronaviruses COVID-19 Diplopia Disease transmission Esotropia - etiology Female Humans Italy Magnetic resonance imaging Male Medical imaging Myopia Pandemics Patients Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology SARS-CoV-2 Screen Time Shelter in place Smartphones Strabismus Italy
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Summary:	The public health measures imposed in many countries to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak could have negative effects on children's physical and mental health. The authors describe four cases of acquired concomitant acute esotropia likely caused from excessive application of near vision during the COVID-19 lockdown. [J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2020;57:e88-e91.].
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ISSN:	0191-3913 1938-2405
DOI:	10.3928/01913913-20200828-01