Prevalence and factors associated with myopia in young

The prevalence of myopia varies in different populations in the world and the incidence increases in an accelerated manner, why refractive defects becomes a public health problem, with an economic and social impact. The progression of myopia can trigger pathological changes in the eyeball, affecting...

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Fecha de publicación:
2017
Institución:
Universidad del Rosario
Repositorio:
Repositorio EdocUR - U. Rosario
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/23223
Acceso en línea:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mexoft.2016.06.007
https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/23223
Palabra clave:
Adulthood
Anatomy
Childhood
Choroid
Degeneration
Disease course
Economic aspect
Education
Environmental factor
Eyeball
Genetics
Habit
Heredity
Human
Incidence
Lens
Myopia
Pathogenesis
Population research
Prevalence
Public health problem
Refraction error
Retina macula lutea
Risk factor
Short survey
Social aspect
Urbanization
Visual impairment
Young adult
Adult
Myopia
Progression
Risk factors
Young
Rights
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Summary:The prevalence of myopia varies in different populations in the world and the incidence increases in an accelerated manner, why refractive defects becomes a public health problem, with an economic and social impact. The progression of myopia can trigger pathological changes in the eyeball, affecting structures such as the lens, retina, choroid and macula. These degenerative changes are the most common cause of vision loss and are associated with an increase in refractive values that rise from childhood to adulthood. The development and progression are related to a genetic and hereditary component, however there is a complex interaction with external factors, which could explain the increase in cases among some populations, where increased urbanization and the need is perceived to achieve high levels of education. In addition, other environmental factors such as spend more time in the outdoors can be a favorable habit to prevent the onset of disease. © 2016 Sociedad Mexicana de Oftalmología