Prevalence and risk factors for refractive errors in adult Chinese in Singapore.

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Authors

Tien Yin Wong · Singapore National Eye Center

Paul J. Foster

Abstract

The results indicate that whereas myopia is 1.5 to 2.5 times more prevalent in adult Chinese residing in Singapore than in similarly aged European-derived populations in the United States and Australia, the sociodemographic associations are similar.

Topics & Keywords

Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Glaucoma and retinal disorders Intraocular Surgery and Lenses

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: PubMed

Volume 41, Issue 9, pp. 2486-94

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