Axial length normative data and percentile curves for schoolchildren in Taiwan: A tool for myopia monitoring.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The prevention and control of myopia are crucial public health issues. Therefore, this study aimed to construct reference percentile curves of age-specific axial length based on population-based sampling data of Taiwanese children and assess their role in the progression of myopia using a cohort of children undergoing orthokeratology.

Methods

Data from 2997 representative samples of schoolchildren aged 6-18 years from a recent myopia survey in Taiwan between 2016 and 2017 were analysed for axial length distribution. Additionally, data from a cohort of 35 children with myopia treated with orthokeratology (mean follow-up period: 36.1 ± 14.6 months) were retrospectively collected. The ability to estimate myopia progression based on percentile change rate was compared wi

SUBMITTER: Liu YL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12357227 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature