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Prevalence and risk factors of myopia among children and adolescents in Hangzhou

Scientific Reports
To analyze the prevalence and influencing factors of myopia among children and adolescents in Hangzhou city, and provide ideas for the formulation of myopia prevention and control measures.
Lijuan Zhao, Xiujun Jiang, Wenhui Zhang, Li Hao, Yuting Zhang, Shangxi Wu, Bing Zhu, Hong Xu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association between retinal microvasculature and optic disc alterations in high myopia

Eye, 2019
PurposeThis study aimed to explore the characteristics of retinal perfusion and its associations with high myopia.MethodsA total of 760 participants were included.
Jiangnan He, Qiuying Chen, Yao Yin, Hong-jian Zhou, Ying Fan, Jianfeng Zhu, H. Zou, Xun Xu   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

In Search of Our Tiny Gardens: Adolescent Girl of Color Multiliteracies as Creative Praxis

Journal of Adolescent &Adult Literacy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This piece uses Alice Walker's In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens as a conceptual framework to highlight the unique ways Girls and Femmes of Color (GFOC) create beauty and life amidst a backdrop of devastating oppression. In doing so, we emphasize the brilliance and beauty of GFOC and their multiliterate practices while also challenging the ...
Grace D. Player, Autumn A. Griffin
wiley   +1 more source

Indication‐Specific Dosing and Dose‐Evaluation Strategies in New Indications for Non‐Oncology Monoclonal Antibodies

The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Compared to traditional small molecule drugs, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) often display more complex pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) properties that may be impacted by disease‐specific factors. For mAbs in non‐oncology indications, where the same drug might be used for conditions involving different organ systems and/or having ...
Sherouk M. Tawfik, Fei Tang
wiley   +1 more source

The causes and consequences of childhood myopia [PDF]

, 2019
Myopia is the eye disorder with the most rapid increase in prevalence worldwide. It develops in childhood with a peak incidence between 13-15 years. Especially high myopia, a refractive error of -6 diopters or more, increases the risk of permanent visual
Tideman, J.W.L. (Willem)
core   +1 more source

IMI - Myopia Genetics Report [PDF]

, 2019
The knowledge on the genetic background of refractive error and myopia has expanded dramatically in the past few years. This white paper aims to provide a concise summary of current genetic findings and defines the direction where development is needed.
Bailey-Wilson, Joan E., Barathi Veluchamy, Amutha, Biino, Ginevra, Bin Wei, Wen, Burdon, Kathryn P., Campbell, Harry, Cheng, Ching-Yu, Chew, Emily Y., Craig, Jamie E., Cumberland, Phillippa M., Deangelis, Margaret M., Delcourt, Cecile, Evans, David M., Fan, Qiao, Fossarello, Maurizio, Foster, Paul J., Gharahkhani, Puya, Guggenheim, Jeremy A., Guggenheim, Jeremy A., Haarman, Annechien E. G., Haarman, Xiaobo Guo Annechien E. G., Haller, Toomas, Hammond, Christopher J., Hammond, Christopher J., Han, Xikun, Hayward, Caroline, He, Mingguang, Hewitt, Alex W., Hoang, Quan, Hysi, Pirro G., Iglesias, Adriana I., Iyengar, Sudha K., Jia Chen, Li, Jonas, Jost B., Kahonen, Mika, Kaprio, Jaakko, Kaprio, Jaakko, Khawaja, Anthony P., Klaver, Caroline C. W., Klaver, Caroline C. W., Klein, Barbara E., Klein, Ronald, Lass, Jonathan H., Lee, Kris, Lehtimaki, Terho, Lewis, Deyana, Li, Qing, Li, Shi-Ming, Lyytikainen, Leo-Pekka, Macgregor, Stuart, Mackey, David A., Mackey, David A., Martin, Nicholas G., Meester-Smoor, Magda A., Meguro, Akira, Metspalu, Andres, Middlebrooks, Candace, Miyake, Masahiro, Mizuki, Nobuhisa, Musolf, Anthony, Nickels, Stefan, Nigel Baird, Paul, Oexle, Konrad, P. Igo Jr., Robert, Parssinen, Olavi, Paterson, Andrew D., Pfeiffer, Norbert, Ping Yip, Shea, Polasek, Ozren, Pui Pang, Chi, Rahi, Jugnoo S., Raitakari, Olli, Rudan, Igor, Sahebjada, Srujana, Saw, Seang-Mei, Simpson, Claire L., Stambolian, Dwight, Tai, E-Shyong, Tedja, Milly S., Tedja, Milly S., Tideman, J. Willem L., Tsujikawa, Akitaka, van Duijn, Cornelia M., Verhoeven, Virginie J. M., Verhoeven, Virginie J. M., Vitart, Veronique, Wang, Ningli, Wedenoja, Juho, Williams, Cathy, Williams, Katie M., Wilson, James F., Wojciechowski, Robert, Xiaohu Ding, ´, Xing Wang, Ya, Yam, Jason C. S., Yamashiro, Kenji, Yap, Maurice K. H., Yazar, Seyhan, Young, Terri L., Zhou, Xiangtian   +99 more
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Risk factors for high myopia: a 22‐year follow‐up study from childhood to adulthood

Acta ophthalmologica, 2018
To determine the effect of the definition of high myopia on its prevalence and risk factors for high myopia.
O. Pärssinen, M. Kauppinen
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Interconnected World of Dermatology and Ophthalmology

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Medicine is a dynamic field that constantly discovers new links between different specialties. Dermatology and Ophthalmology are two related branches of medicine, having many similarities and interactions. The skin and the eyes both encounter various environmental challenges, such as ultraviolet radiation, allergens, infections, and trauma ...
Gyanesh Rathore, Surajit Gorai, Gitikash Purkayastha, Kinnor Das, Prajwal Pudasaini   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic linkage study of high-grade myopia in a Hutterite population from South Dakota [PDF]

, 2007
PURPOSE: Myopia is a common, complex disorder, and severe forms have implications for blindness due to increased risk of premature cataracts, glaucoma, retinal detachment, and macular degeneration.
Devoto, Marcella, Nallasamy, Sudha, Paluru, Prasuna C., Wasserman, Nora F., Young, Terri L., Zhou, Jie   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Myopia disease mouse models: a missense point mutation (S673G) and a protein-truncating mutation of the Zfp644 mimic human disease phenotype. [PDF]

, 2019
Zinc finger 644 (Zfp644 in mouse, ZNF644 in human) gene is a transcription factor whose mutation S672G is considered a potential genetic factor of inherited high myopia.
Beck, Inken M, Chen, Lingyan, Dvorak, Jan, Fang, Mingyan, Jiang, Chongyi, Kubik-Zahorodna, Agnieszka, Lindovsky, Jiri, Liu, Xiao, Makovicky, Peter, Novosadova, Vendula, Palkova, Marcela, Petrezselyova, Silvia, Prochazka, Jan, Schuster, Bjoern, Sedlacek, Radislav, Shi, Mingming, Szczerkowska, Katarzyna I, Zhang, Jianguo   +17 more
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