Myopia has emerged as a major health issue in east Asia, because of its increasingly high
prevalence in the past few decades (now 80–90% in school-leavers), and because of the …

Besides the direct economic and social burden of myopia, associated ocular complications
may lead to substantial visual loss. In several population and clinic‐based cohorts, case …

Citation information: Pan C‐W, Ramamurthy D & Saw S‐M. Worldwide prevalence and risk
factors for myopia. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 2012, 32, 3‐16. doi: 10.1111/j. 1475‐1313.2011 …

Myopia, also known as short-sightedness or near-sightedness, is a very common condition
that typically starts in childhood. Severe forms of myopia (pathologic myopia) are associated …

purpose. To examine the association of time spent in near work and reading with spherical
equivalent refraction (SER) in a population-based sample of 12-year-old Australian …

Multiple genetic loci associated with obesity or body mass index (BMI) have been identified
through genome-wide association studies conducted predominantly in populations of …

Myopia is the state of refraction in which parallel rays of light are brought to focus in front of
the retina of a resting eye (1). Myopia is measured by the spherical power in diopters of the …

Purpose To determine the effectiveness of different interventions to slow down the
progression of myopia in children. Methods We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane …

purpose. To determine the relationship of nearwork and myopia in young elementary school-
age children in Singapore. methods. A cross-sectional study of 1005 school children aged 7 …

Purpose To develop a classification and grading system for myopic maculopathy. Design
Development and evaluation of a classification system for myopic maculopathy based on …