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Title: | Factors related to the progression of myopia in Singaporean children | Authors: | Saw, S.-M. Nieto, F.J. Katz, J. Schein, O.D. Levy, B. Chew, S.-J. |
Keywords: | Cohort Epidemiology Reading Subjective refraction |
Issue Date: | Oct-2000 | Citation: | Saw, S.-M.,Nieto, F.J.,Katz, J.,Schein, O.D.,Levy, B.,Chew, S.-J. (2000-10). Factors related to the progression of myopia in Singaporean children. Optometry and Vision Science 77 (10) : 549-554. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. | Abstract: | Purpose: To examine the possible factors related to the progression of myopia in Singapore children. Methods: One hundred fifty-three Singapore children aged 6 to 12 years were recruited to participate in a concurrent cohort study of the risk factors for the progression of myopia. Socioeconomic status, outdoor activity, and near-work activity were documented in a face-to-face clinic interview. The changes in cycloplegic subjective refraction and autorefraction were ascertained with the use of a Nidek ARK 900 over a 2-year period. Results: The average rate of progression of myopia as measured by subjective refraction was -0.59 D per year (95% confidence interval -0.52, -0.66). Younger children and children who were more myopic at the beginning (refractive error worse than -2.0 D) of the study had higher myopia progression rates. Conclusions: Myopia progression was faster for younger children and for children who had more severe myopia at baseline. Socioeconomic status and near-work activity were not related to myopia progression. | Source Title: | Optometry and Vision Science | URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/113480 | ISSN: | 10405488 |
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