Damian A Czepita1, Maria Zejmo. 1. Studia Doktoranckie Wydziału Humanistycznego Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego ul. Ogińskiego 16/17, 71-431 Szczecin.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The aim of the work was to assess the impact of environmental factors on the prevalence of myopia. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The work presents and discusses contemporary literature on the environmental determinants of myopia. RESULTS: In the existing works it was demonstrated that environmental factors lead to higher prevalence of myopia. It is assumed that the higher incidence of myopia in people living in the city and in individuals with higher levels of education is a consequence of intensive visual near work, especially in reading, writing and visual work at the computer. This dependence may be associated with changes in the shape of the cornea or accommodation. CONCLUSIONS: Environmental factors influence the prevalence of myopia. Most probably it is the consequence of intensive visual near work: reading, writing, visual work at the computer.
PURPOSE: The aim of the work was to assess the impact of environmental factors on the prevalence of myopia. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The work presents and discusses contemporary literature on the environmental determinants of myopia. RESULTS: In the existing works it was demonstrated that environmental factors lead to higher prevalence of myopia. It is assumed that the higher incidence of myopia in people living in the city and in individuals with higher levels of education is a consequence of intensive visual near work, especially in reading, writing and visual work at the computer. This dependence may be associated with changes in the shape of the cornea or accommodation. CONCLUSIONS: Environmental factors influence the prevalence of myopia. Most probably it is the consequence of intensive visual near work: reading, writing, visual work at the computer.
Authors: Gabriel Cuellar-Partida; Katie M Williams; Seyhan Yazar; Jeremy A Guggenheim; Alex W Hewitt; Cathy Williams; Jie Jin Wang; Pik-Fang Kho; Seang Mei Saw; Ching-Yu Cheng; Tien Yin Wong; Tin Aung; Terri L Young; J Willem L Tideman; Jost B Jonas; Paul Mitchell; Robert Wojciechowski; Dwight Stambolian; Pirro Hysi; Christopher J Hammond; David A Mackey; Robyn M Lucas; Stuart MacGregor Journal: Int J Epidemiol Date: 2017-12-01 Impact factor: 7.196
Authors: Gabriel Cuellar-Partida; Yi Lu; Pik Fang Kho; Alex W Hewitt; H-Erich Wichmann; Seyhan Yazar; Dwight Stambolian; Joan E Bailey-Wilson; Robert Wojciechowski; Jie Jin Wang; Paul Mitchell; David A Mackey; Stuart MacGregor Journal: Genet Epidemiol Date: 2015-10-26 Impact factor: 2.135