Evolution of the Prevalence of Myopia among Taiwanese Schoolchildren: A Review of Survey Data from 1983 through 2017.

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in the prevalence of myopia in Taiwanese schoolchildren over the past few decades and to analyze the risk factors for myopia.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Ophthalmology

Title: Ophthalmology

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1549-4713

ISSN (Print): 0161-6420

Publication date (Electronic): Feb 2021

Volume: 128

Issue: 2

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[1 ] Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.

[2 ] Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.

[3 ] Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: ijong@ms8.hinet.net.

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Publisher Item ID: S0161-6420(20)30679-5

DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.07.017

PubMed ID: 32679159

SO-VID: 1045e1e0-62dc-483a-885f-9d578fa165e1

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Keywords: prevalence,epidemiology of myopia,population-based survey,risk factor

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Keywords: prevalence, epidemiology of myopia, population-based survey, risk factor

Evolution of the Prevalence of Myopia among Taiwanese Schoolchildren: A Review of Survey Data from 1983 through 2017.

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