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Prevalence of myopia and its association with diabetic retinopathy in subjects with type II diabetes mellitus: A population-based study

Oman 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, Rajiv Raman, Sumanth Reddy, Tandava Krishnan, Vaitheeswaran Kulothungan, Tarun Sharma   +5 more
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Factors associated with myopia in 19-year-old adult men in Korea between 2014 and 2020

Scientific Reports, 2023
Numerous environmental factors that influence myopia have been studied, but only few factors have been definitively identified. We examined factors influencing myopia using data from 2014 to 2020 physical examinations received from the Korean Military ...
So Hyeon Gwon, Dong Cheol Lee
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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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Current trends among pediatric ophthalmologists to decrease myopia progression—an international perspective [PDF]

, 2018
Purpose To explore what the current worldwide preferred practice patterns of pediatric ophthalmologists are to decrease myopia progression among their patients.
Farzavandi, Sonal K., Gomez-de-Liaño, Rosario, Mezer, Eedy, Sprunger, Derek T., Wygnanski-Jaffe, Tamara, Zloto, Ofira   +5 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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Ocular hypertension in myopia: analysis of contrast sensitivity [PDF]

, 2018
Purpose: we evaluated the evolution of contrast sensitivity reduction in patients affected by ocular hypertension and glaucoma, with low to moderate myopia.
Arrico, L, Bianchini, D, Migliorini, R, Nebbioso, M., Quercia, A   +4 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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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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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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Genome-wide analysis points to roles for extracellular matrix remodeling, the visual cycle, and neuronal development in myopia [PDF]

, 2012
Myopia, or nearsightedness, is the most common eye disorder, resulting primarily from excess elongation of the eye. The etiology of myopia, although known to be complex, is poorly understood. Here we report the largest ever genome-wide association study (
Do, Chuong B., Eriksson, Nicholas, Francke, Uta, Hinds, David A., Kiefer, Amy K., Mountain, Joanna L., Tung, Joyce Y.   +6 more
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