2012
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.12-10106
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Prevalence of Myopia and its Association with Body Stature and Educational Level in 19-Year-Old Male Conscripts in Seoul, South Korea

Abstract: The 19-year-old male population in Seoul, Korea, demonstrated a very high myopic prevalence. Myopic refractive error was associated with academic achievement, not with body stature.

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“…For example, figures of over 90% have been reported for some university student populations in Asia, 1,2 as well as for a population of 19-year-old male conscripts in South Korea. 3 A similar trend of increasing myopia prevalence has been reported in an US-based study reaching 42% in the period 1999-2004 compared with 25% in the same population surveyed 30 years earlier. 4 Whereas there is scarcely any debate about the increasing prevalence of myopia, there remains debate as to whether myopia is merely an inconvenience well-treated by conventional spectacles and contact lenses or whether the risks associated with increased levels of myopia in society merit a more serious approach.…”
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confidence: 76%
“…For example, figures of over 90% have been reported for some university student populations in Asia, 1,2 as well as for a population of 19-year-old male conscripts in South Korea. 3 A similar trend of increasing myopia prevalence has been reported in an US-based study reaching 42% in the period 1999-2004 compared with 25% in the same population surveyed 30 years earlier. 4 Whereas there is scarcely any debate about the increasing prevalence of myopia, there remains debate as to whether myopia is merely an inconvenience well-treated by conventional spectacles and contact lenses or whether the risks associated with increased levels of myopia in society merit a more serious approach.…”
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confidence: 76%
“…3 The prevalence of myopia is rising dramatically, reaching 70-80% in many East Asian countries and B25-40% in Western countries; [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] and high myopia (defined as greater than À 6.00D) ranges from 6.8 to 38% in Asia. 8,[12][13][14][15] In the United States, myopia has doubled in the last 30 years 6 and the prevalence of myopia over 8.00D has risen eightfold. In China where there are B216 million individuals in the age range of 15-24 years 16 and with a prevalence of myopia in young adults aged 15-25 years of over 75%, it is estimated that there are at least 160 million young myopes and 16 million with myopia over À 6.0D.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…It is said that by 2050, nearly 10% of the global population will have high myopia with the prevalence being much higher in Asian countries 20. And indeed, prevalence of high myopia is already high in many parts of Asia9, 10, 11, 21, 22 and is one of the leading causes of vision impairment and blindness in adults 23, 24, 25. Thus there is an urgent need to understand the prevalence of vision impairment, myopia and high myopia and to set public health policies and strategies to manage the burden 26…”
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confidence: 99%