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Distribution of Ocular Anterior and Posterior Segment Lengths Among a Cataract Surgical Population in Shanghai

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine, 2021
Purpose: To investigate the distributions of the ocular anterior and posterior segment lengths among a cataract surgical population in Shanghai.Design: Cross-sectional study.Methods: Ocular biometric parameters of 23,462 eyes of 23,462 cataract surgery ...
Jiao Qi   +34 more
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Awareness of high and pathological myopia among myopic patients in China: A cross‐sectional multicenter survey

open access: yesMedComm – Future Medicine, 2023
This study aimed to investigate the awareness of high and pathological myopia among patients with high myopia. A cross‐sectional multicenter survey involving both physicians and patients was conducted between February and April 2021.
Jing Zhao   +11 more
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Ocular biological parameters and prevalence of myopia in vocational high school and general high school in China

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2023
SignificanceHigher prevalence of myopia is possibly associated with more extended schooling schedules. Therefore, adjustments to high school curricula may aid in reducing the prevalence of myopia among adolescents.PurposeTo investigate the prevalence of ...
Yang Liu   +6 more
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Association of parental myopia with their children′s myopic risk among pupils of grade 1 – 2 in Guangzhou city

open access: yesZhongguo gonggong weisheng, 2022
Objective To explore the impact of parental myopia on their children′s risk of myopia and to provide evidences for developing measures on myopia prevention and control in school-age children.MethodsUsing cluster random sampling, we recruited 3 433 ...
Qian LI, Sheng ZHANG, Ci-yong LU
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Early Age of the First Myopic Spectacle Prescription, as an Indicator of Early Onset of Myopia, Is a Risk Factor for High Myopia in Adulthood

open access: yesJournal of Ophthalmology, 2021
Purpose. The present study investigated the risk factors for high myopia in adulthood, with a focus on the age at which children wore their first spectacles. Methods. Adults aged between 20 and 45 years were invited to complete a questionnaire about age,
Wei-Yu Chiang   +4 more
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Research progress on genetic patterns and prevention and control measures for high myopia

open access: yesZhongguo linchuang yanjiu, 2023
High myopia is a highly population-specific and genetically heterogeneous eye disease for which there is no effective treatment. Myopia is more prevalent and severe in east Asians, especially in China.
TENG Fengwu   +3 more
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Factors associated with myopia in Korean children: Korea National Health and nutrition examination survey 2016–2017 (KNHANES VII)

open access: yesBMC Ophthalmology, 2020
Background To evaluate the prevalence and risk factors associated with myopia and high myopia in children in South Korea. Methods A total of 983 children 5–18 years of age who participated in the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey ...
Hyuna Kim   +8 more
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Prevalence of myopia and associated risk factors among key schools in Xi’an, China

open access: yesBMC Ophthalmology, 2022
Background The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of myopia and high myopia and the associated risk factors in key schools in Xi'an, China. Methods This cross-sectional study started in September 2021 and was conducted for one month.
Xingxing Zhao   +9 more
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Prevalence of myopia and its association with diabetic retinopathy in subjects with type II diabetes mellitus: A population-based study

open access: yesOman Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012
Objective: To report the prevalence of myopia and its association with diabetic retinopathy in subjects with type II diabetes mellitus and compare the diabetic retinopathy status in the myopic group vs the emmetropic group.
Suganeswari Ganesan   +5 more
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The increasing prevalence of myopia and high myopia among high school students in Fenghua city, eastern China: a 15-year population-based survey

open access: yesBMC Ophthalmology, 2018
Background Myopia is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children and young adults. Multiple epidemiological studies have confirmed a high prevalence of myopia in Asian countries.
Min Chen   +6 more
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