Research

Association Between Parental Myopia and the Risk of Myopia in A Child

  • The association between parental myopia and a child’s risk of developing the condition is not well understood.

  • Therefore, the present study conducted a meta-analysis of the results of observational studies in order to investigate the association between myopia in parents and their child’s risk of developing the condition.

  • The present meta-analysis included 31,677 participants from 16 studies with 8,393 cases of myopia (six prospective cohort, eight cross-sectional and two case-control studies).

  • The current study identified a significant positive association between parental myopia and a child’s risk of developing myopia. Children of two parents with myopia had a higher risk of developing myopia compared to those with one myopic parent.

Publication date

January 21, 2020

Publication

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, Spandidos Publications

Authors

Xiaoyu Zhang, Xinhua QU, and Xingtao Zhou
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