Myopia among schoolchildren in East Asia and Singapore

Bo-Yuan Ding; Yung-Feng Shih; Luke L K Lin; Chuhsing Kate Hsiao; I-Jong Wang

doi:10.1016/j.survophthal.2017.03.006

Myopia among schoolchildren in East Asia and Singapore

Surv Ophthalmol. 2017 Sep-Oct;62(5):677-697. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2017.03.006. Epub 2017 Mar 28.

Authors

Bo-Yuan Ding¹, Yung-Feng Shih¹, Luke L K Lin¹, Chuhsing Kate Hsiao², I-Jong Wang³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
² Department of Public Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
³ Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: ijong@ms8.hinet.net.

PMID: 28359704
DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2017.03.006

Abstract

Myopia is highly prevalent among schoolchildren in East Asia and Singapore; however, its prevalence has been gradually increasing, and the number of population-based and non-population-based studies assessing this trend has increased in the past 10 years. Although the causes of this high prevalence in East Asia and Singapore remain poorly identified, related studies have discussed the associated risk factors. We summarize the data concerning the prevalence rates reported in related studies and discuss the most crucial risk factors among these schoolchildren.

Keywords: East Asia; myopia; schoolchildren.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Asia, Eastern / epidemiology
Child
Humans
Myopia / epidemiology*
Prevalence
Refraction, Ocular*
Risk Factors
Singapore / epidemiology