High prevalence of myopia in children and their parents in Hong Kong Chinese Population: the Hong Kong Children Eye Study.
Jason C YamShu Min TangKa Wai KamLi Jia ChenMarco YuAntony K LawBenjamin H YipYu Meng WangCarol Yim-Lui CheungDanny S C NgAlvin L YoungClement Chee Yung ThamChi Pui PangPublished in: Acta ophthalmologica (2020)
There is a strikingly high prevalence of myopia in Hong Kong children aged 6-8, much higher than that of other regions of China. Of note, the prevalence of children was similar to that in 15 years ago. Furthermore, the myopia prevalence of parents is high, and it had already increased in this cohort. Prevention of childhood myopia is important, likewise for visual complications from high myopia in adults.
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