Author ORCID Identifier

0000-0003-2667-1796

Document Type

Article

Disciplines

Paediatrics, Ophthalmology, Health care sciences and services, Health policy and services, Public and environmental health, Epidemiology

Publication Details

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40407734/

DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000002258

Abstract

Myopia is the most common eye disease and a leading cause of blindness. A contemporary, large, and ethnically and geographically diverse study of ocular biometry and refractive error in children in the United States is needed to help better describe differences between myopic and nonmyopic eyes.

This is an initial cross-sectional report from the Refractive Error and Axial Length Growth Curve Study that includes ocular component data as a function of age, gender, and geographic location. This feasibility report will inform a planned larger longitudinal ocular growth study in children in the United States.

Cross-sectional data on children, ages 3 to 8 years, were collected in three geographic regions: Oakland, California (two preschools and one elementary school), Greater Boston, Massachusetts (one preschool and one elementary school), and Houston, Texas (one preschool). Eye examinations took place at preschools and elementary schools in each region. Objective cycloplegic refractive error, ocular biometry, as well as race, height, weight, and waist circumference data were acquired.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0000000000002258

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