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Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry

Optom.Vis.Sci.

12-Aug

LR: 20160815; JID: 8904931; aheadofprint

1538-9235; 1040-5488

PMID: 27525536

ENG

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10.1097/OPX.0000000000000982 [doi]

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27525536

The epidemic of myopia in urban Asian cities has increased over recent generations and has become a significant public health concern. Considering the potential role of time outdoors in myopia prevention, and the differences in behavioral attitudes of individuals living in Urban East Asian (more indoor-centric) and Western countries, public policies should be developed in different countries accordingly to encourage children to go outdoors to counteract myopia. This is a short manuscript (presented at the International Myopia Conference-2015 by Prof. Seang Mei Saw) about public policies that should be developed to cope with the "myopia epidemic."

Verkicharla,P.K., Chia,N.E., Saw,S.M.

*PhD daggerMPH Myopia Research Group, Singapore Eye Research Institute, The Academia, Singapore (PKV, S-MS); and Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore (NEHC, S-MS).

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