Refractive errors and risk factors for myopia in infants aged 1-18 months in Tianjin, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infancy is the of a child's visual development. Refractive errors, especially myopia, are a common vision disorder. Thus, the purpose of this study was to explore refractive errors and risk factors for myopia among infants aged 1-18 months in Tianjin, China.

Methods

A total of 583 infants aged 1-18 months participated in this cross-sectional study at Tianjin Women's and Children's Health Center in China from February 2019 to November 2020. Each infant received a complete ophthalmologic examination, and myopia-related risk factors were investigated using a questionnaire.

Results

A total of 583 eligible infants participated in this study, including 312 (53.5%) boys and 271 (46.5%) girls. There were 164 (28.1%) premature born infants. The mean age was 6.59 ± 4

SUBMITTER: Huo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8609796 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature