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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mijie Li, Chuen-Seng Tan, Lingqian Xu, Li-Lian Foo, Fabian Yap, Chen-Hsin Sun, Elaine K. H. Tham, Shirong Cai, Marcus Ang, Seang-Mei Saw, Charumathi Sabanayagam
Summary: In this study of elementary school-aged children in Singapore, various sleep factors such as quality, duration, timing, and consistency were not independently associated with myopia, spherical equivalent, and axial length. Large longitudinal studies are needed to verify these results.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Yuxia You, Ming Xu, Yali Song, Huanfen Zhou, Shihui Wei
Summary: The study found that the refractive status of preschool children changes smoothly, suggesting optometry screening starting at the age of 3. For children whose refractive error changes more than -1.00 D per year, a visit to the ophthalmology department is recommended.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2022)
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Ophthalmology
Shuyu Xiong, Xiangui He, Padmaja Sankaridurg, Jianfeng Zhu, Jingjing Wang, Bo Zhang, Haidong Zou, Xun Xu
Summary: The study found that there is accelerated loss of lens power in emmetropia and early stage of myopia. However, this loss is retarded when myopia persists and is accompanied by disappearance of the compensatory effect of lens power against axial elongation.
ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA
(2022)
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Dandan Jiang, Haishuang Lin, Chunchun Li, Linjie Liu, Haishao Xiao, Yaoyao Lin, Xiaoqiong Huang, Yanyan Chen
Summary: This study found that parental myopia and outdoor time were associated with myopia in children, with children spending more time outdoors being less likely to develop myopia.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Modrzejewska Monika, Magdalena Durajczyk
Summary: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of refractive errors in a group of 8-year-old school children in northwestern Poland. The results showed that mild hyperopia was the most common refractive error (37.6%), followed by myopia (16.8%) and astigmatism (10.6%). Girls were more likely to have mild hyperopia (p = 0.0144) and were significantly more likely to wear glasses (p = 0.00093).
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Marta Alvarez, Clara Benedi-Garcia, Pablo Concepcion-Grande, Paulina Dotor, Amelia Gonzalez, Eva Chamorro, Jose Miguel Cleva
Summary: The study found that the number of myopic individuals increases with age among school-age children, with with-the-rule astigmatism being the predominant orientation. A high proportion of myopic individuals remain uncorrected, with potential high myopia increasing with age, while potential amblyopia cases decrease.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Thibaut Chapron, Veronique Pierrat, Georges Caputo, Mathilde Letouzey, Elsa Kermorvant-Duchemin, Youssef Abdelmassih, William Beaumont, Amandine Barjol, Guylene Le Meur, Valerie Benhamou, Laetitia Marchand-Martin, Pierre-Yves Ancel, Heloise Torchin
Summary: We reported the 5(1/2) year prevalence of visual and oculomotor impairments in preterm children born at 24-34 weeks' gestation using a population-based cohort study. The study found a high prevalence of refractive errors and strabismus in preterm children regardless of gestational weeks, indicating the need for specific attention in this population. The high prevalence of suboptimal visual acuity could be challenging for these children during reading and writing acquisition.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
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Ophthalmology
Zhengfei Yang, Bo Wu, Zhouyue Li, Mengting Yu, Jinyun Jiang, Shuyuan Chen, Shengsong Xu, Junwen Zeng, Mengyi Wang, Xiao Yang
Summary: The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in corneal biomechanical parameter stress-strain index (SSI) in schoolchildren aged 7-9 years and their correlation with refractive error and axial length (AL) over a three-year period. The results showed that SSI decreased in all participants after three years of follow-up. There was a negative correlation between the change in SSI and the change in AL, and a positive correlation between the change in SSI and the change in refractive error. Newly developed myopic patients showed a rapid decrease in corneal biomechanical properties compared to persistent nonmyopic patients.
JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Chang Zhang, Cheng Wang, Xin Guo, Huiyu Xu, Zihao Qin, Liyuan Tao
Summary: This study found that green space within a 500 m buffer around schools is associated with a lower personal myopia risk among adolescents and a lower prevalence of myopia in schools. Therefore, it is suggested to prioritize green space within a 500 m buffer around schools in prevention and control activities.
JMIR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SURVEILLANCE
(2023)
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Biology
Michele Lanza, Adriano Ruggiero, Matteo Ruggiero, Clemente Maria Iodice, Francesca Simonelli
Summary: The prevalence of refractive errors has sharply risen over recent decades, and both genetics and the environment play important roles in their development. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on people's lifestyles and habits, especially among the youth, which may have contributed to the increased prevalence of refractive errors.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yan Li, Yi Xing, Chunlin Jia, Jiahui Ma, Xuewei Li, Jingwei Zhou, Chenxu Zhao, Haijun Zhang, Lu Wang, Weihong Wang, Jia Qu, Mingwei Zhao, Kai Wang, Xin Guo
Summary: This study reports the design and baseline data of a cohort study of primary school students in Beijing Pinggu District after COVID-19. The prevalence of myopia significantly increased, especially after the age of 7.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Ophthalmology
Shaojun Xu, Zhiqiang Zong, Yi Zhu, Xindong Zhang, Yi Zhang, Xi Wang, Shuman Tao, Xiaoyan Wu, Fangbiao Tao
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association between sleep-wake schedules and self-reported myopia in children and adolescents. The findings suggest that insufficient sleep and irregular sleep-wake schedules are associated with an increased risk of self-reported myopia.
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Cell Biology
Linjie Liu, Juan He, Xiaoyan Lu, Yimin Yuan, Dandan Jiang, Haishao Xiao, Shudan Lin, Liangde Xu, Yanyan Chen
Summary: The study indicated that the genetic variants in the TGF-beta signaling pathway, specifically TGFB2-AS1/rs7550232 and TGFBR1/rs10760673, are associated with the onset and progression of myopia in Chinese school-aged children. The variants were found to impact the risk of myopia, axial length, and the ratio of axial length to corneal radius of curvature. Functional studies are needed to validate these findings further.
FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yachen Wang, Lei Liu, Zhili Lu, Yiyin Qu, Xianlong Ren, Jiaojiao Wang, Yan Lu, Wei Liang, Yue Xin, Nan Zhang, Lin Jin, Lijing Wang, Jian Song, Jian Yu, Lijun Zhao, Xiang Ma, Lijun Zhang
Summary: This study investigated the prevalence of refractive errors in school children in urban and rural settings in Dalian, China. The results showed that urban students had higher rates of myopia and anisometropia, but lower rates of hyperopia compared to their rural counterparts. These differences in refractive errors were attributed to social-demographic and physiologic factors.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Ophthalmology
Wei Sun, Mingkun Yu, Jianfeng Wu, Xiaotong Han, Catherine Jan, Jike Song, Wenjun Jiang, Zihang Xu, Ziyun Wu, Jing Xu, Yuanyuan Hu, Hongsheng Bi
Summary: This study investigates whether pseudomyopia is an independent risk factor for myopia onset. The findings show that pseudomyopia is indeed an independent risk factor for myopia development among school-aged children, and the risk is higher for children with more severe pseudomyopia.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2023)