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The United States of America had the most extensive foreign cooperation (centrality = 0.25), followed by Australia (centrality = 0.20). The National University of Singapore contributed the largest number of publications (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 48), followed by Sun Yat-Sen University (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 41) and the Australian National University (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 41). Among institutions, Cardiff University in the United Kingdom had the most extensive foreign cooperation (centrality = 0.12), followed by the National University of Singapore (centrality = 0.11). Saw S from Singapore had the largest number of publications (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 39), followed by Morgan I from Australia (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 27) and Jonas J from Germany (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 23). <jats:italic>Investigative ophthalmology<\/jats:italic> &amp;amp; <jats:italic>visual science<\/jats:italic> is the most important journal to study the relationship between outdoor activities and myopia. \u201cGlobal Prevalence of Myopia and High Myopia and Temporal Trends from 2000 through 2050\u201d published by Holden BA was the most cited paper in this field with 177 citations. Co-occurrence and burst analyses of keywords showed that research trends and hotspots in this field focused mainly on \u201crisk,\u201d \u201cprevention\u201d and \u201cschool\u201d.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The influence of outdoor activities on myopia remains a concern. In the future, deeper cooperation between countries or institutions is required to explore the effects of outdoor activities on myopia. 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