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The change in mean SE (0.42 D) from 2020 to 2021 was 2.2 times greater than the change (0.19 D) from 2019 to 2020 at baseline. In the cohort of return patients, there was a significant difference in myopic shift between years (F-ratio=14.4, p&lt;0.00001), and a significant change from 2020 to 2021 (p=0.00008) but not from 2019 to 2020. When observing the prevalence of myopia grouped by age, 8-year-old and 17-year-old patients had the greatest increase compared with baseline. When grouped by refractive error, low myopia children (\u22120.5 D to \u22123.00 D) displayed the greatest change in mean SE 2020\u20132021.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>There was a substantial increase in myopia progression for children in the Chicagoland area after the period of COVID-19 changes. 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