Prevalence and risk factors for myopia and other refractive errors in an adult population in southern India.

Sanil JosephTiruvengada KrishnanRavilla D RavindranGiovanni MarainiMonica CampariniUsha ChakravarthyThulasiraj D RavillaAndrew HutchingsAstrid E Fletcher

Published in: Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) (2018)

In contrast to high-income settings and in agreement with studies from low-income settings, we found a rise in myopia with increasing age reflecting the high prevalence of advanced cataract.

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