The expanding myopia epidemic and the increasing number of children who develop myopia at a young age will likely result in increased prevalence of pathologic myopia in the future.
“A key feature of the current myopia epidemic is a younger age at onset. This could result in a longer time for progression prior to stabilization in adulthood and in an even higher prevalence of high myopia in the future,” Timothy Y.Y. Lai, MD, and Danny S.C. Ng, MPH, wrote in an invited commentary published in JAMA Ophthalmology.
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