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ArticleGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2024

Following prevalence of myopia in a large Swiss military cohort over the last decade: where is the European "myopia boom"?

Leila Sara Eppenberger, Gregor P Jaggi, Margarita G Todorova, Jürg Messerli, Veit Sturm

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Article in Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Leila Sara EppenbergerHealth Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich, Raemistrasse 101, 8092, Zurich, ZH, Switzerland. l.eppenberger@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9336-8941
Gregor P JaggiFaculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Pestalozzistrasse 3, 8032, Zurich, ZH, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5925-238X
Margarita G TodorovaEye Clinic, Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen, Rorschacher Str. 95, 9007, St. Gallen, SG, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8326-1449
Jürg MesserliEye Clinic, University Hospital of Basel, Mittlere Strasse 91, 4031, Basel, BS, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-0466-6067
Veit SturmHealth Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich, Raemistrasse 101, 8092, Zurich, ZH, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4566-2791
University of Zurich · CHUniversity Hospital of Basel · CHUniversity of Lucerne · CHUniversity of St.Gallen · CH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeMyopia prevalence is increasing globally, with the highest rates found in Asia. Data from European countries is scarce. We aimed to investigate whether the prevalence of myopia is rising in our meridians.

methodsData from male military conscripts for the recruitment period of 2008-2017 were retrospectively analyzed. Year of recruitment, conscripts' birth year, visual acuity, refractive status (spherical equivalent), and spectacle wear (yes/no) were available.

resultsThe dataset contained data of a total of 355,657 male conscripts, who had been recruited in the years 2008 to 2017. The mean number of conscripts per year was 35,566 (MD = 35,440, SD = 1249), reaching a minimum number of 33,998 conscripts in 2017 and a maximum of 37,594 in 2011. Mean age at recruitment was 19.7 years (MD = 19.0 years, SD = 1.1 years). Overall, the number of conscripts wearing spectacles remained stable over the observation time; on average 29.6% (n = 10,540; MD = 10,472; SD = 492) of conscripts wore glasses at recruitment. Of 21.8% (n = 77,698) of conscripts, data on the refractive status was available: The mean spherical equivalent for both right and left eyes was -2.3D (MD = -2 D, SD = 2.4 D). No decrease in mean spherical equivalent per recruitment year was noted over the observation period. Estimated myopia prevalence reached an average of 27.5% (SD = 0.8%) and did not increase during the observation period.

conclusionIn summary, no change in spherical equivalent refractive errors of male Swiss army conscripts was found for the years 2008-2017. Equally, the percentage of spectacle wearers (MN = 29.6%) and estimated myopia prevalence (MN = 27.5%) did not significantly increase during the observation time.

trial registrationBASEC 2019-00060 (18/01/2019).

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Military PersonnelMyopiaRefraction, OcularVisual AcuityAdolescentAdultEyeglassesFollow-Up StudiesHumansMalePrevalenceRetrospective StudiesSwitzerlandYoung AdultEuropeMilitary conscriptsMyopia boomMyopia prevalenceSwiss military cohort

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