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Myopia: Strategies to prevent progression
Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022 Myopia is becoming increasingly prevalent, posing a significant economic and social burden across the world. Myopia is one of the most common ocular disorders of the eye causing defective vision in young and adults, which is correctable by optical aids ...
Geethu Sasidharan, Bindu Thampi
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Visual acuity measures do not reliably detect childhood refractive error--an epidemiological study. [PDF]
, 2012 PURPOSE: To investigate the utility of uncorrected visual acuity measures in screening for refractive error in white school children aged 6-7-years and 12-13-years.
Nicola S Logan +19 more
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“Quarantine myopia:” Revisiting myopia control strategies during COVID-19 pandemic
Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the risk factors associated with childhood myopia such as increased time indoors, increased screen time, less outdoor activity, and less exposure to sunlight.
Sanitha Sathyan
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Childhood Myopic Foveoschisis in LRPAP1-associated Myopia
Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 This case reports the development of foveoschisis in a child with high myopia due to a homozygous LRPAP1 pathogenic variant. A 9-year-old girl with high myopia due to a homozygous mutation in the LRPAP1 gene and a history of retinal detachment repair in her right eye, presented on follow-up with progressive myopic foveoschisis in the left eye noted on ...
Almazyead, Mohammad +2 more
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Time trends in myopia and high myopia prevalence in young university adults in China [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 AIM: To investigate time trends in myopia and high myopia prevalence over 6y among young university adults in China. METHODS: This is a 6-year series cross-sectional study from 2016 to 2021.
Hong-Mei Zhang +4 more
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School-based programme to address childhood myopia in Singapore [PDF]
Singapore Medical Journal, 2021 In 2050, a total of 4,758 million people worldwide (49.8% of the world’s population) are expected to be myopic, and 938 million people (9.8%) are expected to suffer from high myopia (myopia worse than −5.00 D).(1) Myopia, commonly known as short-sightedness or near-sightedness, has remained one of the biggest public health challenges in Singapore ...
Vijaya, Karuppiah +4 more
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Animal Models of Experimental Myopia: Limitations and Synergies with Studies on Human Myopia
, 2022 Myopia is a significant public health concern worldwide [1–3]. It is estimated that by 2050, there will be 4.8 billion people with myopia which is approximately one-half (49.8%) of the world population. Of these, 938 million individuals ..
Rose, K, Morgan, I, Ashby, R
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Frequency of myopia in childhood in Elazig
Annals of Medical Research, 2020 Aim: We aimed to evaluate the increase in the frequency of myopia in childhood.Material and Methods: Between January 2014 and December 2018, the records of under 18 years old children with myopia diagnosed at our hospital were evaluated retrospectively. Distribution of patients of myopia was done according to years, age and sex.Results: 19,023 patients
Sabiha Kobat, Fatih Gul
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Early Childhood Refractive Error and Parental History of Myopia as Predictors of Myopia [PDF]
Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 2010 To determine the utility of a child's first grade refractive error and parental history of myopia as predictors of myopia onset between the second and eighth grades.Subjects were nonmyopic children in the first grade who were enrolled in the Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Ethnicity and Refractive Error (CLEERE) Study. Myopia was defined as -0.
Lisa A, Jones-Jordan +7 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 PurposeThe prevalence of both obesity and myopia are increasing in Korean children and adolescents. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of obesity on the prevalence of myopia in Korean children and adolescents.MethodsThis study used the ...
Sami Lee +3 more
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