%0 Journal Article %T An overview of the myopia problem in China %A Morgan, Ian G. %A Ding, Xiaohu %A Guo, Xinxing %J Annals of Eye Science %D 2018 %B 2018 %9 %! An overview of the myopia problem in China %K %X It is now generally accepted that several locations in East and Southeast Asia, specifically the Republic of Korea, Japan, Singapore, mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, have a high prevalence of myopia and potentially pathological high myopia (1-3). In fact, around 70–90% of students completing secondary schooling in these locations are now myopic (4-11), requiring some form of correction for good distance viewing. %U https://aes.amegroups.org/article/view/4508 %V 3 %P 49 %@ 2520-4122