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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Myopia Progression Among School-Aged Children in the COVID-19 Distance-Learning Era

Yasser I Althnayan1 Ophthalmology Division, Department of Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;2 King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Nawal M Almotairi2 King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;3 Department of Optometry, College of Applied Medical Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia
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Manal M Alharbi2 King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;3 Department of Optometry, College of Applied Medical Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia
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Hadeel B Alamer2 King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;4 Paediatric Ophthalmology Division, Paediatric Surgery Department, Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Hanan B Alqahtani2 King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;3 Department of Optometry, College of Applied Medical Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia;4 Paediatric Ophthalmology Division, Paediatric Surgery Department, Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9661-336X
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Shatha Alfreihi2 King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;4 Paediatric Ophthalmology Division, Paediatric Surgery Department, Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;5 College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 283-290 | Received 28 Aug 2022, Accepted 06 Jan 2023, Published online: 20 Jan 2023

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