The Change of Cup-to-Disc Ratio during Childhood Myopic Shift

Abstract

Myopia is the main clinical concern of the Asian children LQ UHFHQW \HDUV DQG WKH SUHYDOHQFH RI ZKLFK KDV JURZQ throughout the decades. 1,2 ,W LV QRZ DOVR ZHOO NQRZQ WKDW myopia is one of important risks of glaucoma, 3 especially due to structural changes as a result of the axial elongation. 7KH SUHYDOHQFH RI P\RSLD LV LQFUHDVHG LQ SDWLHQWV ZLWK RFX-lar hypertension, primary open angle glaucoma, and especially normal tension glaucoma (NTG). 4-6