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OBJECTIVE
To assess relationships between refractive error and ocular and general parameters.
METHODS
The Beijing Eye Study is a population-based study which included 4,439 Chinese subjects examined in 2001, with a follow-up examination in 2006, in which 3,251 (73.2%) subjects
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the relationship between intraocular pressure (IOP) and refractive errors after adjusting for age, central corneal thickness (CCT), and other related factors.
METHODS
IOP, CCT and refractive errors were measured in the right eyes of 1855 subjects, aged 40-82 years, in a
To investigate whether refractive error and vision problems in children are associated with increased sedentary behavior and reduced participation in physical activity and sport and, secondarily, to examine the relationship between vision problems and body mass OBJECTIVE
To compare crystalline lens density in obese and nonobese children.
METHODS
A total of 40 obese (25 females) and 46 age-sex matched controls (26 females) were included in this prospective study. Children with ocular diseases (except for mild refractive errors), ocular trauma, or surgery
Background: A recent Genome-wide association meta-analysis (GWAS) of refractive error reported shared genetics with anthropometric traits such as height, BMI and obesity. To explore a potential relationship with refractive error and
The findings and resulting number of rejections from 9.043 medical examinations of candidates for posts as civil servants in 1994 in Bavaria and a retrospective evaluation of 500 examinations at two large public health departments in Bavaria were used to discuss the value of such examinations and
Background: The last visual survey of older adults in Hong Kong was a district-level study in 2002, with no assessment of behavioral and medical risk factors for visual impairment (VI). Our objectives were to determine the latest VI
BACKGROUND
Body Mass Index (BMI) is of increasing interest to eye care practitioners. Associations have recently been proven between high BMI and several diseases affecting the eyes, including AMD, intracranial hypertension, optic disc cupping, and glaucoma. The symptoms of dizziness and vertigo
OBJECTIVE
To examine the association between body fatness indices and retinal vascular calibre in Singapore Chinese children.
METHODS
We recruited 136 Singapore Chinese children aged 6-16 years from the STARS (The Strabismus, Amblyopia and Refractive Error Study in Singaporean Chinese Preschoolers)
A clinically significant cataract is defined as an opacification of the eye lens causing a significant decrease in visual acuity or a functional visual impairment. Age-related cataracts are the leading cause of blindness in the world and one of the most common etiologies of visual impairment in the
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the association between visual impairment (VI) and mental health or social engagement in older adults living in rural Thailand.
METHODS
Data for this cross-sectional study were drawn from a community survey conducted in 2015 in Saraburi Province, Thailand. Participants were 327
Data on disadvantaged children's health are rare in France. The objectives of this study were to compare the frequency of various health problems according to socioeconomic status and to determine if socially vulnerable children benefit from health checkups more than others.
METHODS
This
OBJECTIVE
The aim of the study was to investigate whether some bad habits of sedentary lifestyle influence the occurrence of diagnoses in male adolescents, divided according to their environment into urban, rural and and island groups.
METHODS
A total of 437 male adolescents underwent physical
A 28-year-old mentally retarded, institutionalised woman was referred to us for evaluation of multiple plantar warts and ingrown nails of both great toes. The patient was born to unrelated parents of North African origin and had one brother and three half-brothers, all of whom were healthy. Physical
Using retinoscopy, we measured the refractive state of 96 eyes of three different strains of rats: albino Sprague-Dawley, Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) with and without inherited retinal dystrophy, and lean and obese varieties of Zucker rats. Contrary to previous reports, we do not find consistent