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 results of many studies in a variety of species have significantly advanced our
understanding of the role of visual experience and the mechanisms of postnatal eye growth …

In the face of an “epidemic” increase in myopia over the last decades and myopia
prevalence predicted to reach 2.5 billion people by the end of this decade, there is an urgent …

Citation information: Pan C‐W, Ramamurthy D & Saw S‐M. Worldwide prevalence and risk
factors for myopia. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 2012, 32, 3‐16. doi: 10.1111/j. 1475‐1313.2011 …

Myopia is far beyond its inconvenience and represents a true, highly prevalent, sight-
threatening ocular condition, especially in Asia. Without adequate interventions, the current …

Recent epidemiological evidence suggests that children who spend more time outdoors are
less likely to be, or to become myopic, irrespective of how much near work they do, or …

Myopia is an increasingly common condition that is associated with significant costs to
individuals and society. Moreover, myopia is associated with increased risk of glaucoma …

Purpose.: Timespent in “sports/outdoor activity” has shown a negative association with
incident myopia during childhood. We investigated the association of incident myopia with …

A large body of data is available to support the hypothesis that dopamine (DA) is one of the
retinal neurotransmitters involved in the signaling cascade that controls eye growth by …

Purpose.: Time spent outdoors reduces the likelihood that children will develop myopia,
possibly because light levels are much higher outdoors than indoors. To test this hypothesis …