Outdoor time influences VIPR2 polymorphism rs2071623 to regulate axial length in Han Chinese children.

ABSTRACT:

Clinical relevance

Identification of individuals with a higher risk of developing refractive error under specific gene and environmental backgrounds, especially myopia, could enable more personalized myopic control advice for patients.

Background

Refractive error is a common disease that affects visual quality and ocular health worldwide. Its mechanisms have not been elaborated, although both genes and the environment are known to contribute to the process. Interactions between genes and the environment have been shown to exert effects on the onset of refractive error, especially myopia. Axial length elongation is the main characteristic of myopia development and could indicate the severity of myopia. Thus, the purpose of the study was to investigate the interaction between

SUBMITTER: He X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10784227 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature