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Myopia: a growing global problem with sight-threatening complications

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Globally, myopia is the leading cause of distance refractive error, affecting 1.45 billion or 27% of the world’s population in 2010 (myopia being defined as more than or equal to 0.50 D of myopia). The number of people with myopia is expected to continue to rise both in absolute numbers and as a percentage of the population. In certain age groups in several Asian countries, the prevalence of myopia is over 80%. Among late teenagers and young adults in Korea, Taiwan and China the prevalence is now between 84% and 97%.

Source: Community Eye Health Journal

DOI: 10.56920/cehj.568

Author: Brien A Holden

Language: English

Topic: Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies

Subfield: Ophthalmology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2276459476

FWCI: 2.097

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Cited by: 66

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