| Literature DB >> 18339041 |
Kenneth J Ciuffreda1, Balamurali Vasudevan.
Abstract
Myopia is a worldwide public health problem. However, its understanding is incomplete, and many of its preventative and therapeutic aspects remain controversial. Nearwork is a primary, environmentally based factor in the aetiology of permanent myopia (PM), with nearwork-induced transient myopia (NITM) being a possible contributory component. A relationship between PM and NITM has been suggested, but that connection has remained somewhat indirect and elusive. However, based on recent converging evidence from clinical, laboratory and modelling studies, a five-fold argument will be advanced for a possible link between PM and NITM.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18339041 DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2008.00550.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ophthalmic Physiol Opt ISSN: 0275-5408 Impact factor: 3.117