A review on the epidemiology of myopia in school children worldwide

A review on the epidemiology of myopia in school children worldwide

Abstract Background Due to high prevalence myopia has gained importance in epidemiological studies. Children with early onset are at particular risk of complications associated with myopia, as progression over time might result in high myopia and myopic macular degeneration. Both genetic and environ...

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Main Authors: Andrzej Grzybowski, Piotr Kanclerz, Kazuo Tsubota, Carla Lanca, Seang-Mei Saw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Myopia
Epidemiology
Risk factors
Children
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-019-1220-0

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