A newly developed risk score that combines environmental and ocular factors may help identify schoolchildren who are at high risk for myopia.
A population-based prospective study included 4,734 children who underwent ocular biometry measurements at 6 and 9 years of age; 2,175 children had complete ocular biometry data at 9 years of age, but 39 children were excluded due to a diagnosis of myopia at 6 years of age, leaving 2,136 children in the prediction analyses.
Myopia developed in 223 children between the 6-year visit and the 9-year visit. Average (Read more...)
Uncategorized