Managing Myopia in East Asia Myopia Crisis

Posted On 2018-10-08 16:43:27

Guest Editors: (left to right)
Ian G. Morgan, BSc, PhD
Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

Xiaohu Ding, MD
State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

Xinxing Guo, PhD
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, USA

Preface
An overview of the myopia problem in China
Ian G. Morgan, Xiaohu Ding, Xinxing Guo

Editorial
Twin studies, genome-wide association studies and myopia genetics
Katie M. Williams, Pirro Hysi, Christopher J. Hammond

Original Article
The Gobi Desert Children Eye Study
Dan Zhu, Fei Hong, Qi Sheng You

Review Article
The Handan Offspring Myopia Study
Caixia Lin, Ningli Wang
The Handan Offspring Myopia Study (HOMS): an overview
Yuan Bo Liang, Zhong Lin, Tie Ying Gao
An update of the Guangzhou Twin Eye Study
Xiaohu Ding, Yanxian Chen, Mingguang He
Myopia prevention in Taiwan
Pei-Chang Wu, Li-Chun Chang, Yu-Zhen Niu, Min-Li Chen, Li-Ling Liao, Chueh-Tan Chen
Strategies to control myopia in children: a review of the findings from the Anyang Childhood Eye Study
Shi-Ming Li, Ningli Wang, the Anyang Childhood Eye Study Group
Design and recent results of large-scale cohort epidemiology studies on refractive error in children in Shanghai
Haidong Zou, Xiangui He, Jianfeng Zhu, Xun Xu
Scleral remodelling in myopia and its manipulation: a review of recent advances in scleral strengthening and myopia control
Simon Backhouse, Alex Gentle
Orthokeratology for myopia control: an optometrist’s view
Helen A. Swarbrick
Pathologic myopia
Kyoko Ohno-Matsui


Disclosure:
The series “Managing Myopia in East Asia Myopia Crisis” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Eye Sciencewithout any sponsorship or funding. Ian G. Morgan, Xiaohu Ding and Xinxing Guo served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.