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Global Prevalence of Myopia and High Myopia and Temporal Trends from 2000 through 2050
Ophthalmology · 2016 · Vol. 123(5) · pp. 1036–1042
Brien A. Holden✉(UNSW Sydney)Tim Fricke(Brien Holden Vision Institute)David A. Wilson(University of KwaZulu-Natal)Monica Jong(Brien Holden Vision Institute)Kovin Naidoo(UNSW Sydney)Padmaja Sankaridurg(Brien Holden Vision Institute)Tien Yin Wong(Duke-NUS Medical School)Thomas Naduvilath(Brien Holden Vision Institute)Serge Resnikoff(Brien Holden Vision Institute)
Abstract
Myopia and high myopia estimates from 2000 to 2050 suggest significant increases in prevalences globally, with implications for planning services, including managing and preventing myopia-related ocular complications and vision loss among almost 1 billion people with high myopia.
Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesCorneal surgery and disordersGlaucoma and retinal disordersMedicineOptometryDemographyOphthalmology
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HumansMyopiaRural PopulationUrban PopulationGlobal HealthMyopia, Degenerative
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