Importance Myopia (ie, nearsightedness) is becoming the most common eye disorder to
cause blindness in younger persons in many parts of the world. Visual impairment due to …

Importance Pathologic myopia due to an excessive increase of axial length is associated
with severe visual impairments. Systematic analyses to determine the rate of and the risk …

Purpose: To determine the risk between degree of myopia and myopic macular
degeneration (MMD), retinal detachment (RD), cataract, open angle glaucoma (OAG), and …

Purpose To assess the normal distribution of axial length and its associations in a
population of Russia. Methods The population-based Ural Eye and Medical Study included …

Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a worldwide common type of refractive error. It is a non-life-
threatening disorder with huge social and economic consequences due to its increasing …

Aim To determine the longitudinal changes in the axial length (AL) in patients with high
myopia without any other ophthalmic disease Methods Participants were divided into two …

Objective To study the frequency and causes of visual impairment in relation to refractive
error. Design Population-based cohort study. Participants A total of 6597 participants from …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the long-term changes of the axial length in adults with high
myopia. DESIGN: Open-label, consecutive, retrospective case series. METHODS: The …

Purpose To generate percentile curves of axial length (AL) for European children, which can
be used to estimate the risk of myopia in adulthood. Methods A total of 12 386 participants …

Purpose To investigate the normative data of ocular axial length and its associations in
Chinese. Method The population-based Beijing Eye Study 2011 is a cross-sectional study …