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Evidence That Emmetropization Buffers Against Both Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors for Myopia.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 7 Feb 2020
Pozarickij Alfred, Enthoven Clair A, Ghorbani Mojarrad Neema, Plotnikov Denis, Tedja Milly S, Haarman Annechien E G, Tideman J Willem L, Polling Jan Roelof, Northstone Kate, Williams Cathy, Klaver Caroline C W, Guggenheim Jeremy A
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Purpose: To test the hypothesis that emmetropization buffers against genetic and environmental risk factors for myopia by investigating whether risk factor effect sizes vary depending on children's position in the refractive error distribution. Methods: Refractive error was assessed in participants from two birth cohorts: Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) (noncycloplegic autorefraction) and...
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