Association of School Education With Eyesight Among Children and Adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Myopia in youths is an increasingly common global problem, associated with significant social and economic burden worldwide.

Objectives

To explore the association of school education with myopia and investigate its scale, controlling confounding factors, such as age and socioeconomic status.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study was conducted from July 2019 to December 2020 using regression discontinuity (RD) based on the Compulsory Education Law to examine the complex association of school education with myopia. Participants were youths from grades 1 to 12 before tertiary or university studies in China, including individuals from 815 primary schools, 373 junior high schools, and 145 senior high schools. Data were analyzed from Februa

SUBMITTER: Zhang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9055461 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature