Summary
This paper investigates the relationship between myopia, melatonin circadian timing, and sleep in young adults, finding that myopic individuals have delayed melatonin circadian timing, lower melatonin output, and altered sleep patterns compared to non-myopic individuals.
Categories
Eye health: The paper investigates the relationship between myopia (near-sightedness) and melatonin circadian timing, suggesting a potential association between eye health and circadian rhythms.
Sleep and insomnia: The paper examines the sleep patterns of myopic and non-myopic individuals, finding that myopic individuals have a significant delay in sleep onset, greater sleep onset latency, shorter sleep duration and more evening-type diurnal preference than non-myopic individuals.
Hormone regulation: The paper investigates the role of melatonin, a hormone that regulates sleep and alertness, in the development of myopia, finding that myopic individuals have delayed melatonin circadian timing and lower melatonin output compared to non-myopic individuals.
Author(s)
R Chakraborty, G Micic, L Thorley, TR Nissen
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