A review on the epidemiology of myopia in school children worldwide

A Grzybowski, P Kanclerz, K Tsubota, C Lanca… - BMC …, 2020 - Springer
Background Due to high prevalence myopia has gained importance in epidemiological
studies. Children with early onset are at particular risk of complications associated with …

Update and guidance on management of myopia. European Society of Ophthalmology in cooperation with International Myopia Institute

J Németh, B Tapasztó, WA Aclimandos… - European Journal …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The prevalence of myopia is increasing extensively worldwide. The number of people with
myopia in 2020 is predicted to be 2.6 billion globally, which is expected to rise up to 4.9 …

The increasing prevalence of myopia and high myopia among high school students in Fenghua city, eastern China: a 15-year population-based survey

M Chen, A Wu, L Zhang, W Wang, X Chen, X Yu… - BMC …, 2018 - Springer
Background Myopia is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children and young
adults. Multiple epidemiological studies have confirmed a high prevalence of myopia in …

Impact of COVID-19 home confinement in children's refractive errors

C Alvarez-Peregrina, C Martinez-Perez… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Myopia is a public health problem, with estimations that 50% of the world
population will be myopic by 2050. Some environmental factors, such as time spent …

Design, methodology, and baseline of whole city-million scale children and adolescents myopia survey (CAMS) in Wenzhou, China

L Xu, Y Zhuang, G Zhang, Y Ma, J Yuan, C Tu, MM Li… - Eye and vision, 2021 - Springer
Background Myopia is the most common visual impairment in children and adolescents
worldwide. This study described an economical and effective population-based screening …

Prevalence and related factors for myopia in school‐aged children in Qingdao

JT Sun, M An, XB Yan, GH Li… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose. To investigate the prevalence and related factors for myopia in school‐aged
children in the Economic and Technological Development Zone of Qingdao, Eastern China …

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic–Related Lifestyle on Myopia

M Li, L Xu, CS Tan, C Lanca, LL Foo… - The Asia-Pacific …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the effects of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic–related lifestyle on myopia outcomes in …

High prevalence of myopia and low hyperopia reserve in 4411 Chinese primary school students and associated risk factors

Y Yue, X Liu, S Yi, B Liu, H Yi, H Li - BMC ophthalmology, 2022 - Springer
Purpose To investigate the prevalence of myopia in Chinese primary school students and
their ocular biometrics including axial length (AL), corneal radius of curvature (CRC) and …

Association of school education with eyesight among children and adolescents

C Zhang, L Li, C Jan, X Li, J Qu - JAMA Network Open, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Myopia in youths is an increasingly common global problem, associated with
significant social and economic burden worldwide. Objectives To explore the association of …

The prevalence of myopia in children in Spain: an updated study in 2020

C Alvarez-Peregrina, C Martinez-Perez… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: In recent years, there was a significant increase in myopia incidence
worldwide. However, it is still not clear how it affects Spanish children. Since 2016, this …