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Relative Contribution of Risk Factors for Early-Onset Myopia in Young Asian Children.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Dec 2015
Chua Sharon Yu Lin, Ikram M Kamran, Tan Chuen Seng, Lee Yung Seng, Ni Yu, Shirong Cai, Gluckman Peter D, Chong Yap-Seng, Yap Fabian, Wong Tien-Yin, Ngo Cheryl S, Saw Seang-Mei
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To investigate the associations of near work, outdoor activity, and anthropometric risk factors with early-onset myopia in Singaporean preschool children. METHODS: Pregnant women who attended their first-trimester clinic at two major maternity units were recruited for the GUSTO birth cohort (n = 1236). Cycloplegic autorefraction and axial length (AL) were obtained in 3-year-old children (n = 572)....
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