The guidelines on “Prevention and Management of Childhood Myopia”, which reinforce the importance of the widely advocated 20-20-20 rule, encouraging children to take a 20-second break every 20 minutes and focus on an object 20 feet away to reduce eye strain, have been released during World Myopia Week 2026, observed from May 18 to 24.
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Spend two hours outdoors daily, say guidelines amid rising childhood myopia
May 19, 2026The guidelines on “Prevention and Management of Childhood Myopia”, which reinforce the importance of the widely advocated 20-20-20 rule, encouraging children to take a 20-second break every 20 minutes and focus on an object 20 feet away to reduce eye strain, have been released during World Myopia Week 2026, observed from May 18 to 24.