Myopia: a growing global problem with sight-threatening complications

Myopia: a growing global problem with sight-threatening complications

Globally, myopia is the leading cause of distance refractive error, affecting 1.45 billion or 27% of the world’s population in 2010 (myopia being defined as more than or equal to 0.50 D of myopia). The number of people with myopia is expected to continue to rise both in absolute numbers and as a per...

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Main Authors: Brien A Holden, David A Wilson, Monica Jong, Padmaja Sankaridurg, Timothy R Fricke, Earl L Smith III, Serge Resnikoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London 2015-09-01
Series:Community Eye Health Journal
Subjects:
Global data
Refractive errors and low vision
Epidemiology
Myopia
Online Access:http://www.cehjournal.org/article/myopia-a-growing-global-problem-with-sight-threatening-complications/

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