A cross-sectional study of myopia among students from middle and high schools in Shantou, China

Geng Wang; Li Tan; Yu-Qiang Huang; Shi-Bin Lin; Bin Chen; Ming-Zhi Zhang

doi:10.3980/j.issn.1672-5123.2014.08.34

Guoji Yanke Zazhi (Aug 2014)

A cross-sectional study of myopia among students from middle and high schools in Shantou, China

Geng Wang,
Li Tan,
Yu-Qiang Huang,
Shi-Bin Lin,
Bin Chen,
Ming-Zhi Zhang

Affiliations

Geng Wang: Joint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou 515041, Guangdong Province, China
Li Tan: Joint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou 515041, Guangdong Province, China
Yu-Qiang Huang: Joint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou 515041, Guangdong Province, China
Shi-Bin Lin: Joint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou 515041, Guangdong Province, China
Bin Chen: Joint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou 515041, Guangdong Province, China
Ming-Zhi Zhang: Joint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou 515041, Guangdong Province, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3980/j.issn.1672-5123.2014.08.34
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 8
pp. 1491 – 1493

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AIM: To investigate the status of myopia in students from different kinds of schools in Shantou city, China. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 2 418 students from 4 middle and high schools in Shantou were surveyed through randomized cluster sampling. Ophthalmic examination and auto-refraction were performed for all subjects.RESULTS: Among all 2 394 students examined. The myopia rates for students from middle and high school were 48.07% and 68.28%. In normal middle school, students from rural area had lower rate of myopia than students from the urban area(χ2=13.879, Pχ2=175.231, PCONCLUSION:The prevalence of myopia in the middle school of urban area in Shantou was higher than rural area. The increasing rate of myopia in youngsters is correlated with study stress. In order to decrease the myopia rate, it is extremely important to improve study environment in students.

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ISSN: 1672-5123 (Print)
Publisher: Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS)
Country of publisher: China
LCC subjects: Medicine: Ophthalmology
Website: http://ies.ijo.cn/

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