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A comfort cue, not a treatment dose

20minutes of close work
20feet away, approximately
20seconds looking farther
Interrupt sustained near viewing

Use a natural pause when a precise timer is impractical. Looking from a laptop straight to a near phone is still close viewing. The reminder does not measure myopia progression or replace correction and care.

The AOA’s 20–20–20 advice supports screen comfort. It is not evidence that meeting an exact interval stops axial growth or makes an examination unnecessary.Sources: [2] [4] · Open or save this visual ↗

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