Ocular biological parameters and prevalence of myopia in vocational high school and general high school in China
SignificanceHigher prevalence of myopia is possibly associated with more extended schooling schedules. Therefore, adjustments to high school curricula may aid in reducing the prevalence of myopia among adolescents.PurposeTo investigate the prevalence of myopia among 15- to 18-year-old adolescents in...
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| description | SignificanceHigher prevalence of myopia is possibly associated with more extended schooling schedules. Therefore, adjustments to high school curricula may aid in reducing the prevalence of myopia among adolescents.PurposeTo investigate the prevalence of myopia among 15- to 18-year-old adolescents in Tianjin, China, and to evaluate the impact of different educational schedules on the prevalence of myopia among high school students.MethodsThis is a school-based epidemiological study with a cross-sectional design. Ocular biological parameters and noncycloplegic photorefraction were examined using optical biometry devices and photoscreener devices. Each student’s spherical equivalent (SE) and ocular biometry were recorded, and the prevalence of myopia was calculated.ResultsA total of 2,867 participants (1,519 males and 1,348 females) were tested for non-cycloplegic refraction, axial length (AL), central corneal thickness (CCT), anterior chamber depth (ACD) and lens thickness (LT). In this research, the overall prevalence of myopia was 81.6%, with high myopia accounting for 11.8%. Myopia prevalence was substantially higher in general high schools than in vocational high schools, with 86.1 and 70.1%, respectively. There were no significant differences in the prevalence of myopia (p = 0.744) or high myopia (p = 0.851) across the three vocational school years. In the general high school, however, there was an increase of 4.6% (p < 0.05) in myopia prevalence between year 10 and year12.ConclusionComparing vocational and standard high school students, there are considerable disparities in prevalence of myopia, spherical equivalent, and ocular biological parameters. The prevalence of myopia and high myopia increased among standard high school students, but remained relatively consistent among students in vocational schools. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e6495f5b67b44299bfc92db58455cc3a2023-03-20T04:32:13ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652023-03-011110.3389/fpubh.2023.11004371100437Ocular biological parameters and prevalence of myopia in vocational high school and general high school in ChinaYang Liu0Dexin Meng1Yun Wang2Xuechun Wang3Caihong Xue4Rui Hao5Wei Zhang6Tianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin Key Lab of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Nankai University Affiliated Eye Hospital, Clinical College of Ophthalmology Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, ChinaDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, ChinaTianjin Occupational Diseases Precaution and Therapeutic Hospital (Tianjin Workers’ Hospital), Tianjin, ChinaTianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin Key Lab of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Nankai University Affiliated Eye Hospital, Clinical College of Ophthalmology Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, ChinaTianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin Key Lab of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Nankai University Affiliated Eye Hospital, Clinical College of Ophthalmology Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, ChinaTianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin Key Lab of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Nankai University Affiliated Eye Hospital, Clinical College of Ophthalmology Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, ChinaTianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin Key Lab of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Nankai University Affiliated Eye Hospital, Clinical College of Ophthalmology Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, ChinaSignificanceHigher prevalence of myopia is possibly associated with more extended schooling schedules. Therefore, adjustments to high school curricula may aid in reducing the prevalence of myopia among adolescents.PurposeTo investigate the prevalence of myopia among 15- to 18-year-old adolescents in Tianjin, China, and to evaluate the impact of different educational schedules on the prevalence of myopia among high school students.MethodsThis is a school-based epidemiological study with a cross-sectional design. Ocular biological parameters and noncycloplegic photorefraction were examined using optical biometry devices and photoscreener devices. Each student’s spherical equivalent (SE) and ocular biometry were recorded, and the prevalence of myopia was calculated.ResultsA total of 2,867 participants (1,519 males and 1,348 females) were tested for non-cycloplegic refraction, axial length (AL), central corneal thickness (CCT), anterior chamber depth (ACD) and lens thickness (LT). In this research, the overall prevalence of myopia was 81.6%, with high myopia accounting for 11.8%. Myopia prevalence was substantially higher in general high schools than in vocational high schools, with 86.1 and 70.1%, respectively. There were no significant differences in the prevalence of myopia (p = 0.744) or high myopia (p = 0.851) across the three vocational school years. In the general high school, however, there was an increase of 4.6% (p < 0.05) in myopia prevalence between year 10 and year12.ConclusionComparing vocational and standard high school students, there are considerable disparities in prevalence of myopia, spherical equivalent, and ocular biological parameters. The prevalence of myopia and high myopia increased among standard high school students, but remained relatively consistent among students in vocational schools.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1100437/fullprevalenceocular biometrymyopiahigh school studentseducational schedule |
| spellingShingle | Yang Liu Dexin Meng Yun Wang Xuechun Wang Caihong Xue Rui Hao Wei Zhang Ocular biological parameters and prevalence of myopia in vocational high school and general high school in China Frontiers in Public Health prevalence ocular biometry myopia high school students educational schedule |
| title | Ocular biological parameters and prevalence of myopia in vocational high school and general high school in China |
| title_full | Ocular biological parameters and prevalence of myopia in vocational high school and general high school in China |
| title_fullStr | Ocular biological parameters and prevalence of myopia in vocational high school and general high school in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ocular biological parameters and prevalence of myopia in vocational high school and general high school in China |
| title_short | Ocular biological parameters and prevalence of myopia in vocational high school and general high school in China |
| title_sort | ocular biological parameters and prevalence of myopia in vocational high school and general high school in china |
| topic | prevalence ocular biometry myopia high school students educational schedule |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1100437/full |
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