The effect of parental history of myopia on children's eye size
K Zadnik, WA Satariano, DO Mutti, RI Sholtz, AJ Adams - Jama, 1994 - jamanetwork.com
Objective.—To evaluate whether eye size and shape are different in children based on their
parental history of myopia. Design.—A community-based cohort study of schoolchildren
(aged 6 to 14 years), the Orinda (Calif) Longitudinal Study of Myopia. Setting.—Four
campuses of the Orinda Union School District, a predominantly white, high socioeconomic
status community. Participants.—A cross-sectional volunteer sample of 716 children (662
non-myopic) in the first, third, and sixth grades in 1989, 1990, and 1991. All children in those …
parental history of myopia. Design.—A community-based cohort study of schoolchildren
(aged 6 to 14 years), the Orinda (Calif) Longitudinal Study of Myopia. Setting.—Four
campuses of the Orinda Union School District, a predominantly white, high socioeconomic
status community. Participants.—A cross-sectional volunteer sample of 716 children (662
non-myopic) in the first, third, and sixth grades in 1989, 1990, and 1991. All children in those …