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Effects of Greenness on Myopia Risk and School-Level Myopia Prevalence Among High School-Aged Adolescents: Cross-sectional Study.

Chang ZhangCheng WangXin GuoHuiyu XuZihao QinLiyuan Tao
Published in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2023)
The greenness of a 500 m buffer around schools is associated with a lower personal myopia risk among adolescents and a lower prevalence of myopia in schools. With regard to prevention and control activities, green space within a 500 m buffer around schools is suggested as an independent protective factor for adolescent myopia.
Keyphrases
  • optic nerve
  • young adults
  • high school
  • physical activity
  • mental health
  • risk factors
  • childhood cancer