Prevalence and risk factors for myopia in second-grade primary school children in Taipei: A population-based study
Journal
Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA
Journal Volume
79
Journal Issue
11
Date Issued
2016-11
Author(s)
Hsu, Chih-Chien
Huang, Nicole
Lin, Pei-Yu
Tsai, Der-Chong
Tsai, Ching-Yao
Liu, Catherine Jui-Ling
Abstract
High myopia is associated with multiple ocular morbidities that may lead to irreversible blindness. Because high myopia in an adult is thought to be related to onset of myopia in very early childhood, detecting myopia early and working to improve modifiable risk factors may help reduce the development of high myopia. In this study, we tried to evaluate the prevalence of myopia and associated risk factors in second-grade primary school children in Taipei, Taiwan.
Subjects
myopia; population-based study; prevalence; risk factor; schoolchildren
SDGs
Type
journal article