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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

open access: yesBMC 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
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of myopia: A large-scale population-based study among children and adolescents in weifang, china

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2022
PurposeThis study aimed to determine the prevalence of myopia among school-aged children and adolescents at the whole city level of Weifang, China.MethodsThis study was a large scale school-based cross-sectional study among children and adolescents aged ...
Jie Zhang   +10 more
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Prevalence of refractive error in Europe: the European Eye Epidemiology (E(3)) Consortium. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
To estimate the prevalence of refractive error in adults across Europe. Refractive data (mean spherical equivalent) collected between 1990 and 2013 from fifteen population-based cohort and cross-sectional studies of the European Eye Epidemiology (E(3 ...
Cumberland, P.M.   +159 more
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Single-step Transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy in the treatment of mild, moderate, and high myopia: six month results

open access: yesBMC Ophthalmology, 2018
Background To evaluate the safety, efficacy, and the refractive outcomes of single-step transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (TransPRK) for the correction of mild, moderate, and high myopia.
Lei Xi, Chen Zhang, Yanling He
doaj   +1 more source

Acircularity and circularity indexes of the foveal avascular zone in high myopia

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
This study explored the association between foveal avascular zone (FAZ) parameters and high myopia using optical coherence tomography angiography. We divided 106 eyes of 106 patients into quartiles based on the axial length.
Helong Piao   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Time trends in myopia and high myopia prevalence in young university adults in China [PDF]

open access: yes, 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.
Bing-Qin Li   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Association of SNTB1 with High Myopia

open access: yesCurrent Eye Research, 2020
To investigate the associations of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in the SNTB1 gene with high myopia in a Han Chinese population. Based on previous studies, four SNPs from the SNTB1 gene were chosen for genotyping. This is a case-control genetic association study comprising 193 high myopia participants and 135 normal emmetropic controls from a ...
Kai Xiong, Cheong   +4 more
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Associations of high myopia in childhood [PDF]

open access: yesEye, 2001
High myopia in early childhood is a recognised association of ocular and systemic disease. The aim of this study was to describe the types, pattern and frequency of these associations.All children presenting to two ophthalmology units over 3 years who were found to have high myopia were recruited.
J E, Marr   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Changes in retinal vascular bifurcation in eyes with myopia

open access: yesBMC Ophthalmology, 2022
Objective To evaluate the effect of myopia on retinal vascular bifurcation. Methods A cross-sectional study that retrospectively analyzed the fundus photographs and clinical data of 493 people who participated in routine physical examinations in Huadong ...
Caixia Sun   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Correlation between steroid hormone balance and etiopathology of high myopia: clinical trial

open access: yes, 1998
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between steroid hormone balance in fertile women and the progression of high myopia. Variations of cortisol, progesterone, and estradiol were evaluated.
F. Regine   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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