The Prevalence and Severity of Myopia among Suburban Schoolchildren in Taiwan.
CONCLUSION: This study concluded that the onset of myopia started earlier and progressively worsened with years of investigation among the suburban schoolchildren. Myopia had significant associations with BCVA and age levels. To effectively reduce the prevalence and severity of myopia, it is time to take actions on eye care education for suburban schoolchildren.
PMID: 30120433 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore - Category: General Medicine Authors: Huang YP, Singh A, Lai LJ Tags: Ann Acad Med Singapore Source Type: research
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