The age-specific prevalence of myopia in Asia: A meta-analysis

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 258-266

  Pan, Chen Wei ^a,b   Dirani, Mohamed ^c   Cheng, Ching Yu ^b,d   Wong, Tien Yin ^b,d   Saw, Seang Mei ^b,d  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asia; meta analysis; myopia; prevalence

Indexed keywords

RANDOM PROCESSES;

ASIA; ASIAN COUNTRIES; CLINICAL MANAGEMENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; META ANALYSIS; MYOPIA; PREVALENCE; RANDOM EFFECTS MODEL;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ASIA; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIA; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84924232391     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000000516     Document Type: Article

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