Open AccessNutritional Factors and Myopia: An Analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Data
Author(s) -
Elise Harb,
Christine F. Wildsoet
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
optometry and vision science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.779
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1538-9235
pISSN - 1040-5488
DOI - 10.1097/opx.0000000000001694
Subject(s) - national health and nutrition examination survey , medicine , body mass index , refractive error , environmental health , epidemiology , odds , cross sectional study , public health , odds ratio , demography , gerontology , population , logistic regression , visual acuity , ophthalmology , endocrinology , nursing , pathology , sociology
The rise in the prevalence of myopia, a significant worldwide public health concern, has been too rapid to be explained by genetic factors alone and thus suggests environmental influences.