Abstract
Aim: Investigating the relationship between the development and progression of myopia and digital
 screen time in young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
 Material and Methods: This single-centered, retrospective study included 106 young adults aged 18-
 25 years, followed up in January-March 2019, 2020, and 2021. The patients were divided into two
 groups: emmetrope and myopia according to their baseline refractive values. The association between
 spherical equivalent refraction (SER) values and digital screen time before and during the pandemic
 was evaluated.
 Results: The mean age of 59 patients‘ (69.5% female) in the emmetrope group was 20.7±2.0, and
 20.6±2.3 years of 47 patients (68.1% female) in the myopia group (p=0.422, p=0.877, respectively).
 The patients were reported to spend more time on digital devices in both groups (p
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