IOVS Papers in Press. Published on January 27, 2015 as Manuscript iovs.14-15737

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Prevalence of Myopia in School Children in Ejina. The Gobi Desert Children Eye Study

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Kai Guo, MD,(1) Da Yong Yang, MD, (1) Yan Wang, MBBS,(1) Xian Rong Yang, MD, (1) Xin Xia

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Jing, MD, (1) Yuan Yuan Guo, MD, (1) Dan Zhu, MD,(1)* Qi Sheng You, MD, (2)* Yong Tao, MD,(3)

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Jost B. Jonas, MD(2,4)

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(1) The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China

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(2) Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University,

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Beijing, China

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(3) Department of Ophthalmology, People’s Hospital, Peking University, & Key Laboratory of

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Vision Loss and Restoration, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China

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(4) Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the Ruprecht-Karls-University

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Heidelberg, Seegartenklinik Heidelberg, Germany

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Running title: Myopia in the Gobi Desert Children Eye Study

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Key Words: Myopia; Refractive error; Myopic shift;

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Financial Interest: None

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Funding: Supported by the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (No:

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NCET-12-0010) and FOK YING TONG education foundation.

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Corresponding author: Prof. Dan Zhu; The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical

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University, No.1 Tongdaobei Street, 010050, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China; e-mail:

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[email protected]; Dr. Qi Sheng You, Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren

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Hospital, 17 Hougou Lane, Chongnei Street, Beijing, China; e-mail: [email protected].

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Copyright 2015 by The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Inc.

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Gobi Desert Children Eye Study

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Purpose:

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provincial Western China.

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Methods:

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cylcoplegic refractometry as part of a comprehensive ophthalmic examination was performed

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in all schools in the oasis region of Ejina.

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with a mean age of 11.9±3.5 years (range:6-21 years) participated.

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Results:

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(median-0.88D;range:-13.00D to +6.50D).

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errors were associated with older age (P

Prevalence of myopia in schoolchildren in Ejina: the Gobi Desert Children Eye Study.

To determine the prevalence and associations of myopia in schoolchildren in provincial Western China...
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