Prevalence of myopia in children before, during, and after COVID-19 restrictions in Hong Kong

XJ Zhang, Y Zhang, KW Kam, F Tang, Y Li… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Childhood myopia increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Limited evidence
exists about whether myopia development was reversed or worsened after the lockdown …

Heritability and Genetic Factors of Astigmatism and Corneal Curvature: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

E Shing, KW Kam, E Zaabaar, XJ Zhang… - American Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Purpose To systematically review and meta-analyze all reported heritability studies of
refractive astigmatism (RA), corneal astigmatism (CA) and corneal curvature (CC), and …

Myopia control and prevention: From lifestyle to low‐concentration atropine. The 2022 Josh Wallman Memorial Lecture

JC Yam, XJ Zhang, KW Kam, LJ Chen… - Ophthalmic and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study was to explore the findings from the Hong Kong Children Eye
Study and the Low Concentration Atropine for Myopia Progression (LAMP‐1) Study. The …

Interocular Symmetry in Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in Children: The Hong Kong Children Eye Study

XJ Zhang, YM Wang, Z Jue, HN Chan, YH Lau… - Ophthalmology and …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction The aim of this work is to determine the interocular differences in peripapillary
retinal nerve fiber layer (p-RNFL) thickness and its associations among school children in …

Impact of social determinants of health on follow-up adherence, testing completion, and outcomes among pediatric glaucoma patients at a tertiary care center

NJ Heckenlaible, MS Attzs, CL Kraus - Journal of American Association for …, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose To identify patient characteristics associated with visit attendance, treatment
outcomes, and optical coherence tomography (OCT) testing in pediatric glaucoma patients …

Urban inequality: a hypothetic risk factor for myopia

A Nouraeinejad - Medical hypothesis, discovery & innovation in …, 2021 - mehdijournal.com
Background: Myopia is a common refractive error with an expected increase in prevalence.
Inequalities in access to ocular health care for sight-threatening or life-threatening ocular …