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ArticleDer Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft2018

[Analysis of spectacle lens prescriptions shows no increase of myopia in Germany from 2000 to 2015].

W Wesemann

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Article in Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. [Assessment of myopia progression].Die Ophthalmologie · 2025
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  3. A Comparison of Optical Biometers Used in Children for Myopia Control.Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde · 2023
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  7. [Optometric eye screening in schools : First results of a pilot project on logistical feasibility].Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft · 2022
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  11. [Myopia in Germany-changes in the prevalence remain unclear].Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft · 2019
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  12. [Changes in the prevalence of myopia can be derived from prescription data of spectacle lenses].Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft · 2019
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  13. [Prevention of myopia].Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft · 2019
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  14. [Treatment options for progressive myopia in childhood].Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft · 2019
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  16. [No increase in myopia?]Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft · 2018
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  17. [Prevalence of spectacle wearers in Germany : Clear increase from 1952-2014].Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

W Wesemann, Grimmelshausenstr. 9, 50996, Köln, Deutschland. wfwesemann@gmail.com.
TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo determine whether the prevalence and magnitude of myopia among children and young adults wearing spectacles has increased in Germany from 2000 to 2015. MATERIAL AND

methodsA total of 1,223,410 refraction values from 278,432 male and 333,273 female subjects between 5 and 30 years of age were analyzed. All subjects had received a new pair of spectacles between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2015. The parameter studied was the spherical equivalent averaged over both eyes of each subject (N = 611,705). In order to identify temporal changes, the entire period of 16 years was divided into 4 time intervals of 4 years each. In the subjects three evaluation criteria were studied as a function of age: a) the frequency of myopic subjects among all spectacle wearers, b) the mean spherical equivalent and c) the distribution of the individual spherical equivalents.

resultsa) The frequency of myopic corrections among all spectacle wearers did not increase from 2000 to 2015. At 5 years of age, 9% of all children wearing glasses were myopic (≤-0.5 D) and 80% were hyperopic (≥+0.5 D). At the age of 10, 20 and 25 years, 46%, 75% and 79%, respectively, of all spectacle wearers were myopic and 42%, 13% and 10% hyperopic. b) The mean spherical equivalent, averaged across all spectacle wearers of the same age, did not show a myopic shift from 2000 to 2015. At the age of 5, 10.3 and 27 years, the mean spherical equivalent all subjects wearing glasses was +1.74 D, 0.0 D and -1.91D. c) The refractive power distribution of the individual spherical equivalents did not change significantly from 2000 to 2015. Neither low nor high myopias were more abundant in the period 2012-2015 compared to the previous years.

conclusionThe frequency and the refractive power of myopia did not increase in Germany over the last 16 years.

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EyeglassesMyopiaAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGermanyHumansMalePrescriptionsRefraction, OcularYoung AdultGermanyIncrease in myopiaMyopiaPrevalence of myopiaSchool myopia

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