Update on the epidemiology and genetics of myopic refractive error

Sherwin, Justin C; Mackey, David A.

doi:10.1586/eop.12.81

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“…10 Epidemiological studies have identified a range of potential environmental risk factors for the development of myopia. 11 The rapid increase in myopia prevalence in East Asian populations points to environmental or lifestyle factors sufficient to exert an effect in a short time period. Within these factors, decreasing time spent outdoors has been identified as a potential explanatory lifestyle behavior.…”

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Myopia Is Associated With Lower Vitamin D Status in Young Adults

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Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci.

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Myopic participants had significantly lower 25(OH)D₃ concentrations. The prevalence of myopia was significantly higher in individuals with vitamin D deficiency compared to the individuals with sufficient levels. Longitudinal studies are warranted to investigate whether higher serum 25(OH)D₃ concentration is protective against myopia or whether it is acting as a proxy for some other biologically effective consequence of sun exposure.

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Myopia Is Associated With Lower Vitamin D Status in Young Adults

Yazar

Hewitt

Black

et al. 2014

Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci.

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“…Increased time spent outdoors has been shown to reduce the risk of becoming myopic. 16 Once myopia has developed, various methods of myopia control are currently being investigated; OCR, multifocal soft lenses, pharmaceutical agents, and nutritional supplements 17,18 related to the study of epigenetics. The primary outcome of studies evaluating various methods of controlling myopic progression has been changes of axial length, changes in objective cycloplegic refraction, and subjective cycloplegic refraction.…”

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