Parental attitudes to myopia: a key agent of change for myopia control?
Saoirse McCrannIan FlitcroftKevin LalorJohn ButlerAaron BushJames LoughmanPublished in: Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) (2019)
Parental attitudes to myopia were typically nonchalant in relation to health risk. This is of particular concern given the impact parents have on children's behaviour and choices with respect to such risk factors, demonstrating an acute need for societal sensitisation to the public health importance of myopia.