- Title
- Methods for a population-based study of myopia and other eye conditions in school children: the Sydney Myopia Study
- Creator
- Ojaimi, E.; Rose, K. A.; Smith, Wayne; Morgan, I. G.; Martin, F. J.; Mitchell, P.
- Relation
- Ophthalmic Epidemiology Vol. 12, no. 1, p. 59-69
- Publisher
- Aeolus Press
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2005
- Description
- Purpose: The Sydney Myopia Study will establish the prevalence of myopia and other eye diseases in a large representative sample of Sydney school children. It will also examine the relationship between myopia and potential modifiable risk factors and will assess potential gene-environment interactions by examining parents and siblings. Methods: The target population is a stratified random cluster sample of 1750 Year 1 (age 6 years) and 1500 Year 7 (age 12 years) students from Sydney metropolitan schools. Procedures (comprehensive parent-administered questionnaire and examination) involve standardized protocols to allow for comparison with international population-based data. Examinations include a detailed assessment of visual acuity, cover testing for strabismus, identification of amblyopia, slit-lamp examination, non-contact ocular biometry and cycloplegia (cyclopentolate) followed by autorefraction, optical coherence tomography, retinal thickness measurement, digital mydriatic retinal photography and aberrometry. Conclusions: The Sydney Myopia Study design and methodology will ensure valid findings on ocular development and health in a large representative sample of Sydney school children, for comparison with other population-based refraction data.
- Subject
- children; epidemiology; methodology; myopia; population-based studies; blue mountains eye; refractive errors; visual impairment; older; population; united-states; risk-factors; prevalence; australia; cataract; adults
- Identifier
- uon:432
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/25255
- Identifier
- ISSN:0928-6586
- Language
- eng
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