Myopia, also known as short-sightedness or near-sightedness, is a very common condition
that typically starts in childhood. Severe forms of myopia (pathologic myopia) are associated …

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

There is an epidemic of myopia in East and Southeast Asia, with the prevalence of myopia in
young adults around 80–90%, and an accompanying high prevalence of high myopia in …

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 …

Purpose The aim of the study was a systematic review of refractive errors across the world
according to the WHO regions. Methods To extract articles on the prevalence of refractive …

Background Vision loss is an important public health issue in China, but a detailed
understanding of national and regional trends in its prevalence and causes, which could …

Abstract The Rotterdam Study is a prospective cohort study ongoing since 1990 in the city of
Rotterdam in The Netherlands. The study targets cardiovascular, endocrine, hepatic …

Purpose To investigate whether myopia is becoming more common across Europe and
explore whether increasing education levels, an important environmental risk factor for …

The prevalence of myopia is increasing globally. Complications of myopia are associated
with huge economic and social costs. It is believed that high myopia in adulthood can be …

Refractive errors, including myopia, are the most frequent eye disorders worldwide and an
increasingly common cause of blindness. This genome-wide association meta-analysis in …