Regional variations and temporal trends of childhood myopia prevalence in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Kobia-Acquah, Emmanuel; Flitcroft, Daniel Ian; Akowuah, Prince Kwaku; Lingham, Gareth; Loughman, James

Kobia-Acquah, Emmanuel; Flitcroft, Daniel Ian; Akowuah, Prince Kwaku; Lingham, Gareth; Loughman, James.

Affiliation

Kobia-Acquah E; Centre for Eye Research Ireland, School of Physics, Clinical and Optometric Sciences, College of Sciences and Health, Technological University Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Flitcroft DI; Centre for Eye Research Ireland, School of Physics, Clinical and Optometric Sciences, College of Sciences and Health, Technological University Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Akowuah PK; College of Optometry, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Lingham G; Centre for Eye Research Ireland, School of Physics, Clinical and Optometric Sciences, College of Sciences and Health, Technological University Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Loughman J; Centre for Eye Research Ireland, School of Physics, Clinical and Optometric Sciences, College of Sciences and Health, Technological University Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Ophthalmic Physiol Opt ; 42(6): 1232-1252, 2022 11.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35959749

Subject(s)

Myopia; Adolescent; Africa/epidemiology; Child; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Myopia/epidemiology; Prevalence; Rural Population

Key words

Africa; childhood; myopia; prevalence; systematic review and meta-analysis; time trends

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Myopia Type of study: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Systematic_reviews Limits: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: Ophthalmic Physiol Opt Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Ireland

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