Myopia

PN Baird, SM Saw, C Lanca, JA Guggenheim… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2020 - nature.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] The risks and benefits of myopia control

MA Bullimore, ER Ritchey, S Shah, N Leveziel… - Ophthalmology, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose The prevalence of myopia is increasing around the world, stimulating interest in
methods to slow its progression. The primary justification for slowing myopia progression is …

[HTML][HTML] Potential lost productivity resulting from the global burden of myopia: systematic review, meta-analysis, and modeling

KS Naidoo, TR Fricke, KD Frick, M Jong, TJ Naduvilath… - Ophthalmology, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose We estimated the potential global economic productivity loss resulting from vision
impairment (VI) and blindness as a result of uncorrected myopia and myopic macular …

Smartphone use as a possible risk factor for myopia

S McCrann, J Loughman, JS Butler… - Clinical and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Clinical relevance This study demonstrates an association between myopia and smartphone
data usage. Youths now spend more time participating in near tasks as a result of …

Myopia Control 2020: Where are we and where are we heading?

MA Bullimore, K Richdale - Ophthalmic and Physiological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose This review arms practitioners with the evidence‐based information they need to
fully manage myopia. Recent findings The recent peer‐reviewed literature is critically …

[HTML][HTML] Deep learning system to predict the 5-year risk of high myopia using fundus imaging in children

LL Foo, GYS Lim, C Lanca, CW Wong, QV Hoang… - NPJ Digital …, 2023 - nature.com
Our study aims to identify children at risk of developing high myopia for timely assessment
and intervention, preventing myopia progression and complications in adulthood through …

[HTML][HTML] Global tendency and frontiers of research on myopia from 1900 to 2020: a bibliometrics analysis

M Shan, Y Dong, J Chen, Q Su, Y Wang - Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: Myopia is one of the most common causes of vision impairment in children and
adults and has become a public health priority with its growing prevalence worldwide. This …

[HTML][HTML] Examining risk factors related to digital learning and social isolation: Youth visual acuity in COVID-19 pandemic

J Liu, Q Chen, J Dang - Journal of Global Health, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Around the globe, various self-quarantine, social distancing, and school-
closure policies were implemented during the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) outbreak …

Analysis of secondhand smoke exposure and myopia among children aged 6 to 8 years in Hong Kong

Y Zhang, XJ Zhang, N Yuan, Y Zhang… - JAMA network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure potentially threatens ocular health;
however, its association with myopia is unknown. Objective To examine the association …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in OCT imaging in myopia and pathologic myopia

Y Li, F Zheng, LL Foo, QY Wong, D Ting, QV Hoang… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Advances in imaging with optical coherence tomography (OCT) and optical coherence
tomography angiography (OCTA) technology, including the development of swept source …