Myopia - Epidemiology
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Myopia, spectacle wear, and risk of bicycle accidents among rural Chinese secondary school students: the Xichang Pediatric Refractive Error Study report no. 7.

30 May 2009 OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of myopia and spectacle wear on bicycle-related injuries in rural Chinese students. Myopia is common among Chinese students but few studies have examined its effect on daily activities. METHODS: Data on visual acuity, ... Read more...

Associations between near work, outdoor activity, and myopia among adolescent students in rural China: the Xichang Pediatric Refractive Error Study report no. 2.

30 May 2009 OBJECTIVE: To study the associations between near work, outdoor activity, and myopia among children attending secondary school in rural China. METHODS: Among a random cluster sample of 1892 children in Xichang, China, subjects with an uncorrected ... Read more...

[Retrospective study of preterm newborn infants at the ambulatory of specialities Jardim Peri-Peri]

29 Apr 2009 PURPOSE: To evaluate the prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity preterm newborn infants, associating it with its risk factors besides comparing the incidence of refractive errors like myopia and strabismus among preterm children who developed ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Myopia - Epidemiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Myopia, spectacle wear, and risk of bicycle accidents among rural Chinese secondary school students: the Xichang Pediatric Refractive Error Study report no. 7. 30 May 2009
• Associations between near work, outdoor activity, and myopia among adolescent students in rural China: the Xichang Pediatric Refractive Error Study report no. 2. 30 May 2009
• Outdoor activity and myopia. 30 May 2009
• [Retrospective study of preterm newborn infants at the ambulatory of specialities Jardim Peri-Peri] 29 Apr 2009
• Outcomes of laser refractive surgery for myopia. 29 Apr 2009
• The prevalence of refractive errors and its determinants in the elderly population of Mashhad, Iran. 29 Apr 2009
• Prevalence of habitual refractive errors and anisometropia among Dutch schoolchildren and hospital employees. 25 Mar 2009
• Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in Scotland: research design and methodology. 22 Mar 2009
• Age of first distance prescription and final myopic refractive error. 27 Feb 2009
• Lens thickness changes among schoolchildren in Taiwan. 19 Feb 2009
• Outdoor activity and myopia in Singapore teenage children. 9 Feb 2009
• Has near work's star fallen? 30 Jan 2009
• Season of birth, daylight hours at birth, and high myopia. 18 Jan 2009
• Refraction and the axial length of the eyeball in patients with the optic disc drusen. 30 Dec 2008
• [Myopia in systemic disorders] 30 Dec 2008
• Field testing of the plusoptiX S04 photoscreener. 30 Dec 2008
• Molecular genetics of human myopia: an update. 30 Dec 2008
• Prevalence of myopia in urban and rural children in mainland China. 30 Dec 2008
• Incidence of myopia in high school students with and without red-green color vision deficiency. 18 Dec 2008
• Paediatric retinal detachment: comparison of high myopia and extreme myopia. 17 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'Myopia'

Definition: A refractive error in which rays of light entering the EYE parallel to the optic axis are brought to a focus in front of the RETINA when accommodation (ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR) is relaxed. This results from an overly curved CORNEA or from the eyeball being too long from front to back. It is also called nearsightedness.

Descriptor UI: D009216

Alternative terms: Myopia; Myopias; Nearsightedness; Nearsightednesses;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C11.744.636;

Technical Notes: MYOPIA, DEGENERATIVE is also available