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Myopes have significantly higher serum melatonin concentrations than non-myopes [PDF]

, 2017
Purpose Experimental animal models of myopia demonstrate that higher melatonin (Mel) and lower dopamine (DA) concentrations actively promote axial elongation.
Ackermann, Atkinson, Ayaki, Baba, Barnard, Beck-Friis, Benavente-Pérez, Benloucif, Berg, Bertolet, Besharse, Breslin, Brown, Cahill, Chang, Chiba, Chua, Delgado, Dong, Eisenberg, Fan, Freedman, Guo, Hammond, He, Hua, Huang, Huang, Hughes, Iuvone, Jee, Kivelä, Lanyon, Logan, Lu, Mallen, Mao, Martin, McCullough, Megaw, Megaw, Nickla, Nickla, Ohngemach, Panda, Pendrak, Rada, Rao, Riefahn, Rohrer, Rose, Rudnicka, Sankaridurg, Skene, Stone, Stone, Stormann, Tosini, Trier, Verkicharla, Wahl, Wallman, Wang, Weiss, Wiechmann, Wiechmann, Wilson, Witkovsky, Wu, Xu, Zhang   +70 more
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Familial Aggregation and Heritability of Myopia: A Local Population Survey in Shanxi, China

Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2021
Purpose. To further determine the roles of environmental and genetic factors in the development of myopia, a comprehensive survey was performed. The guidance for myopia-susceptible people is established which might help prevent or delay the onset and ...
Qin Wang, Hao-Yu Bi, Chun-Fang Wang
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Time outdoors and the prevention of myopia [PDF]

, 2015
Recent epidemiological evidence suggests that children who spend more time outdoors are less likely to be, or to become myopic, irrespective of how much near work they do, or whether their parents are myopic.
Ashby, Regan S., French, Amanda N., Morgan, Ian G., Rose, Kathryn A.   +3 more
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Prevalence of myopia among senior students in Fenghua, Eastern China, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundMyopia is a common cause of vision impairment worldwide. In China, the prevalence, the affected population, and the onset age of myopia are prominent issues.
Xuewei Zhou, Tong Liu, Tong Liu, Aimin Wu, Bo Cheng, Min Chen, Min Chen, Kaijun Wang, Kaijun Wang   +8 more
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Prevalence Patterns and Onset Prediction of High Myopia for Children and Adolescents in Southern China via Real-World Screening Data: Retrospective School-Based Study

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2023
BackgroundPatients with high myopia have an increased lifetime risk of complications. The prevalence patterns of high myopia in children and adolescents in southern China are unclear.
Jieying Guan, Yingting Zhu, Qiuyue Hu, Shuyue Ma, Jingfeng Mu, Zhidong Li, Dong Fang, Xiaohua Zhuo, Haifei Guan, Qianhui Sun, Lin An, Shaochong Zhang, Peiwu Qin, Yehong Zhuo   +13 more
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Surgical correction of horizontal strabismus in high myopia patients [PDF]

, 2001
Purpose: To analyze results of correction of horizontal strabismus surgical in high myopia patients. Methods: A retrospective chart review of 24 patients with esotropia and high myopia (greater than -6.00 spherical diopters) and 17 patients with ...
Ejzenbaum, Fábio, Goldchmit, Mauro, Souza-dias, Carlos R., Vadas, Marcelo F. Gaal   +3 more
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Simulations to Assess the Performance of Multifactor Risk Scores for Predicting Myopia Prevalence in Children and Adolescents in China

Frontiers in Genetics, 2022
Background: Myopia is the most common visual impairment among Chinese children and adolescents. The purpose of this study is to explore key interventions for myopia prevalence, especially for early-onset myopia and high myopia.Methods: Univariate and ...
Hong Wang, Hong Wang, Liansheng Li, Liansheng Li, Wencan Wang, Wencan Wang, Hao Wang, Youyuan Zhuang, Xiaoyan Lu, Guosi Zhang, Siyu Wang, Peng Lin, Chong Chen, Yu Bai, Qi Chen, Hao Chen, Jia Qu, Jia Qu, Liangde Xu, Liangde Xu   +19 more
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Myopia and defocus: the current understanding [PDF]

, 2011
The current theories relating to the development and progression of myopia are related to exposure of the eye to hyperopic defocus. This paper discusses these theories and the large body of recent research investigating the evidence behind them.
Day, Mhairi, Duffy, Lorraine
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The increasing prevalence of myopia in junior high school students in the Haidian District of Beijing, China: a 10-year population-based survey

BMC Ophthalmology, 2017
Background Myopia is a leading cause of preventable blindness. Although, multiple cross-sectional epidemiological studies have confirmed that there is a high prevalence of myopia in high school-aged students in China.
Yan Li, Jia Liu, Pengcheng Qi
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Novel Uses and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence in Diagnosing and Managing Eyes with High Myopia and Pathologic Myopia

Diagnostics, 2022
Myopia is a global health issue, and the prevalence of high myopia has increased significantly in the past five to six decades. The high incidence of myopia and its vision-threatening course emphasize the need for automated methods to screen for high ...
Ran Du, Kyoko Ohno-Matsui
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