Myopia prevalence and ocular biometry: a cross-sectional study among minority versus Han schoolchildren in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, China.
Yumeng ShiYan WangAizhi CuiSen LiuXiaolan HeHuijuan QiuHanwen CuiYunxian GaoJin YangPublished in: Eye (London, England) (2021)
Significant ethnic difference in the prevalence of myopia was observed in this study on school-aged children in Xinjiang (Han > Hui > Kyrgyz > Uyghur > Kazakh). This study among different ethnic groups in a multiethnic population is valuable for enriching the ethnical information resources for refractive errors and ocular biometry parameters, as well as facilitating further research on myopia-related diseases and risks.