Increased prevalence of myopia in the United States between 1971-1972 and 1999-2004.
By S. Vitale, R. Sperduto, F. Ferris. A M A Archives of Ophthalmology, 2009
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Subfields: Epidemiology, Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
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- The complex interactions of retinal, optical and environmental factors in myopia aetiology. (2012, result): “001) (Vitale et al., 2009), adding credence to earlier studies showing increasedmyopia in younger US population cohorts (The Framingham Offspring Eye Study Group, 1996).”
- The epidemics of myopia: Aetiology and prevention (2017, positive): “A follow-up NHANES study provided good evidence for an upward trend in the prevalence of myopia (Vitale et al., 2009), but the estimates in this paper are bound to be over-estimates, as the authors emphasise, due to an imprecise definition of myopia.”
- Global Prevalence of Myopia and High Myopia and Temporal Trends from 2000 through 2050. (2016, neutral): “6%.(16) The level of high myopia in Asian countries is considerably higher.”