Genetic and environmental effects on myopia development and progression

Eye (Basingstoke)

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 126-133

  Goldschmidt, E ^a   Jacobsen, N ^b  

^a Danish Institute for Myopia Research   (Denmark)

^b GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

aetiology; environment; epidemiology; genetics; high myopia; myopia

Indexed keywords

ANISOMETROPIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DISEASE COURSE; EDUCATION; EMMETROPIA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EYE REFRACTION; FAMILY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MYOPIA; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; READING; REVIEW; TEXTILE WORKER; TWINS; WORK;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; MYOPIA; PREVALENCE; TWIN STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84894186351     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2013.254     Document Type: Review

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