Prevalence of myopia and high myopia, and the association with education: Shanghai Child and Adolescent Large-scale Eye Study (SCALE): a cross-sectional study

Xiangui He, Padmaja Sankaridurg, Shuyu Xiong, Wayne Li, Thomas Naduvilath, Senlin Lin, Rebecca Weng, Minzhi Lv, Yingyan Ma, Lina Lu,

BMJ Open · 2021 · 67 citations · 22 references

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Abstract

Our findings suggest that myopia is associated with education, that is primarily focused on near-based activities. Efforts to reduce the burden should be directed to public awareness, reform of education and health systems.

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