@article{AES4390,
author = {Dan Zhu and Fei Hong and Qi Sheng You},
title = {The Gobi Desert Children Eye Study},
journal = {Annals of Eye Science},
volume = {3},
number = {7},
year = {2018},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: To summarize the design and findings of the Gobi Desert Children Eye Study.
Methods: The Gobi Desert Children Eye Study is a school-based cohort study. The baseline study was carried out in 2013, with 1,565 out of 1,911 eligible (81.9%) children with a mean age of 11.9±3.5 years (range: 6–21 years) as participants. The study was repeated in 2016 with 958 out of 1,334 eligible children (71.8%, or 61.2% of original participants) with a baseline mean age of 10.3±2.7 years (range: 6–16 years) participated. The participants completed a structured questionnaire and underwent comprehensive ocular examinations including cycloplegic refractometry, pneumotonometry, slit-lamp assisted biomicroscopy, fundus photography and optical coherence tomography.
Results: The mean refractive error at baseline in the worse eye was −1.38 diopter (D). In multivariate analysis, more myopic refractive errors were associated with older age (P},
issn = {2520-4122}, url = {https://aes.amegroups.org/article/view/4390}
}