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The myopia boom.
Dolgin E. Dolgin E. Nature. 2015 Mar 19;519(7543):276-8. doi: 10.1038/519276a. Nature. 2015. PMID: 25788077 No abstract available.
Digital Screen Time During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Risk for a Further Myopia Boom?
Wong CW, Tsai A, Jonas JB, Ohno-Matsui K, Chen J, Ang M, Ting DSW. Wong CW, et al. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Mar;223:333-337. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2020.07.034. Epub 2020 Jul 30. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021. PMID: 32738229 Free PMC article.
PURPOSE: To review the impact of increased digital device usage arising from lockdown measures instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic on myopia and to make recommendations for mitigating potential detrimental effects on myopia control. ...METHODS: We reviewed studi …
PURPOSE: To review the impact of increased digital device usage arising from lockdown measures instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic on …
[Myopia boom: how to slow the progress ?].
Hammoud S. Hammoud S. Rev Prat. 2021 May;71(5):471-475. Rev Prat. 2021. PMID: 34553522 French.
Myopia boom: how to slow the progress? Myopia is an optical defect linked to an excessive elongation of the eyeball resulting in a blurred vision from afar. ...Why is myopia soaring? How to slow its progression in our children? Several optical methods …
Myopia boom: how to slow the progress? Myopia is an optical defect linked to an excessive elongation of the eyeball res …
Stopping the rise of myopia in Asia.
Spillmann L. Spillmann L. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2020 May;258(5):943-959. doi: 10.1007/s00417-019-04555-0. Epub 2019 Dec 23. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2020. PMID: 31873785 Review.
It describes the history, epidemiology, and presumed causes of myopia in Asia, but also in Europe and the United States. The recent myopia boom is attributed primarily to the educational pressure in Asian countries, which prompts children to read for long hou …
It describes the history, epidemiology, and presumed causes of myopia in Asia, but also in Europe and the United States. The recent …
Following prevalence of myopia in a large Swiss military cohort over the last decade: where is the European "myopia boom"?
Eppenberger LS, Jaggi GP, Todorova MG, Messerli J, Sturm V. Eppenberger LS, et al. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2024 Apr 5. doi: 10.1007/s00417-024-06467-0. Online ahead of print. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2024. PMID: 38578331
PURPOSE: Myopia prevalence is increasing globally, with the highest rates found in Asia. ...Equally, the percentage of spectacle wearers (MN = 29.6%) and estimated myopia prevalence (MN = 27.5%) did not significantly increase during the observation time. ...
PURPOSE: Myopia prevalence is increasing globally, with the highest rates found in Asia. ...Equally, the percentage of spectacle wear …
[Prevention of myopia].
Schaeffel F. Schaeffel F. Ophthalmologe. 2019 Jun;116(6):509-517. doi: 10.1007/s00347-019-0892-4. Ophthalmologe. 2019. PMID: 31069447 Review. German.
To avoid complications of high myopia the best solution would be to prevent myopia development from the very beginning. Many studies have suggested that the frequently quoted myopia boom is related to changes in visual experiences during more demanding …
To avoid complications of high myopia the best solution would be to prevent myopia development from the very beginning. Many s …
Socioeconomic mechanisms of myopia boom in China: a nationwide cross-sectional study.
Ma Y, Lin S, Li L, Jia Y, Zou H. Ma Y, et al. BMJ Open. 2021 Jun 16;11(6):e044608. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044608. BMJ Open. 2021. PMID: 34135035 Free PMC article.
OBJECTIVES: To assess the association between socioeconomic development and the myopia boom in China. DESIGN: Nationwide cross-sectional study. SETTING: We used data from the China Family Panel Study (CFPS 2010), and the Chinese National Survey on Students' Constitu …
OBJECTIVES: To assess the association between socioeconomic development and the myopia boom in China. DESIGN: Nationwide cross …
Myopia-What is Old and What is New?
Schaeffel F. Schaeffel F. Optom Vis Sci. 2016 Sep;93(9):1022-1030. doi: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000000914. Epub 2016 Jun 29. Optom Vis Sci. 2016. PMID: 27429417
The recent "boom of myopia," described predominantly for East Asia, is assumed to result from increasingly demanding education programs that include extensive near work (and perhaps also extensive use of computers) and little exposure to bright light as found outdoo …
The recent "boom of myopia," described predominantly for East Asia, is assumed to result from increasingly demanding education …
Identification of novel loci influencing refractive error in East Asian populations using an extreme phenotype design.
Han X, Liu T, Ding X, Liu J, Lin X, Wang D, Riaz M, Baird PN, Xie Z, Cheng Y, Li Y, Mori Y, Miyake M, Li H, Cheng CY, Zeng C, Ohno-Matsui K, Zhou X, Liu F, He M. Han X, et al. J Genet Genomics. 2022 Jan;49(1):54-62. doi: 10.1016/j.jgg.2021.08.011. Epub 2021 Sep 11. J Genet Genomics. 2022. PMID: 34520856
The global "myopia boom" has raised significant international concerns. Despite a higher myopia prevalence in Asia, previous large-scale genome-wide association studies (GWASs) were mostly based on European descendants. ...The gene-based analysis additionally …
The global "myopia boom" has raised significant international concerns. Despite a higher myopia prevalence in Asia, pre …