Prevalence of myopia and uncorrected myopia among 721 032 schoolchildren in a city-wide vision screening in southern China: the Shantou Myopia Study.
Hongxi WangYuancun LiKunliang QiuRiping ZhangXuehui LuLi LuoJian-Wei LinYanlin LuDan ZhangPeiting GuoYong YangLiu JingYingzi HuangQian MaRuiqing ZhouYunxuan OuQuanwen ChenYouming ZhouDandan DengCan LiJason C S YamGuy L J ChenChi-Pui PangMingzhi ZhangPublished in: The British journal of ophthalmology (2022)
The overall prevalence of myopia among schoolchildren in Shantou was 51.8%, higher than the national average in China. The proportion of uncorrected myopia is high, especially in primary schools. Our results indicate the need for public education on eye care among schoolchildren even in a municipal city.