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dc.titleAn evidence-based update on myopia and interventions to retard its progression
dc.contributor.authorLeo, S.-W.
dc.contributor.authorYoung, T.L.
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-26T08:31:21Z
dc.date.available2014-11-26T08:31:21Z
dc.date.issued2011-04
dc.identifier.citationLeo, S.-W., Young, T.L. (2011-04). An evidence-based update on myopia and interventions to retard its progression. Journal of AAPOS 15 (2) : 181-189. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaapos.2010.09.020
dc.identifier.issn10918531
dc.identifier.urihttp://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/110348
dc.description.abstractMyopia is the most common human eye disorder. With its increasing prevalence and earlier age-of-onset in recent birth cohorts, myopia now affects almost 33% of adults in the United States, and epidemic proportions of 85% to 90% adults in Asian cities. Unlike children in Western populations, where the prevalence of myopia is very low (less than 5%), Asian children have prevalences as high as 29% in 7-year-olds. In addition to the direct economic and social burdens of myopia, associated ocular complications may lead to substantial vision loss. This workshop summarizes the current literature regarding myopia epidemiology, genetics, animal model studies, risk factors, and clinical treatments. Published treatment strategies to retard the progression of myopia in children, such as pharmacologic agents, progressive addition lenses, and neural adaptation programs, are outlined. Copyright © 2011 by the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.
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dc.sourceScopus
dc.typeConference Paper
dc.contributor.departmentDUKE-NUS GRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL S'PORE
dc.description.doi10.1016/j.jaapos.2010.09.020
dc.description.sourcetitleJournal of AAPOS
dc.description.volume15
dc.description.issue2
dc.description.page181-189
dc.description.codenJAOAB
dc.identifier.isiut000291083100017
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