Myopia prevalence, refractive status and uncorrected myopia among primary and secondary school students in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The increasing prevalence of myopia worldwide is problematic because myopia can result in severe secondary pathologies, and is associated with considerable financial burden. With plenty of prevalence data available for some regions, current data for Europe remain sparse. Yet, information on myopia prevalence and associations is essential for monitoring, preventive and interventive purposes. Likewise, uncorrected refractive errors are also critical, as they can, e.g., affect educational outcomes, making information on uncorrected myopia valuable for diagnostics and health education.

Methods

We performed non-cycloplegic autorefraction on two samples in Germany. The younger sample included 489 primary school students (grades 3-4, mean age: 9.30 ± 0.78 years), the o

SUBMITTER: Honekopp A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11669525 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature