A 3-year Cross-sectional Assessment of the Tianjin Child and Adolescent Large-scale Eye Study
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This is a school-based, cross-sectional study to assess the incidence and prevalence, risk factors of myopia among schoolchildren in both eye-use environment, eye-use habits, lifestyle, and family and subjective factors before and during COVID-19. Large population and representative study subjects. Environmental exposure and daily within and out-of-school activities will be evaluated in a random subgroup.
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Detailed Description
Myopia is the most common refractive error and a major reason for reducing uncorrected visual acuity among schoolchildren. It was reported that during COVID-19, home confinement resulted in a significant increase in myopia due to the changed lifestyle of schoolchildren dramatically. However, it is unclear which kind of risk factors should be the first to bear the brunt before and during COVID-19. And which factors should be emphasized and confronted as the optimum strategy for myopia prevention and control? This cohort study aims to determine the risk factors, prevalence, and incidence of myopia, and SE changes among schoolchildren before and during COVID-19, hence identifying the factors that impact the onset and progression of myopia.
This is a 3-year cross-sectional study. This study plans to enroll 126,810 participants (aged 6-18 years) from Tianjin, China. All grade students from 10 regions of Tianjin City, China will be analyzed. Over a 3-year follow-up period, students will receive detailed eye examinations annually and complete questionnaires about eye-use environment, eye-use habits, lifestyle, and family and subjective factors. In a 5% random sample size of this cohort study, outdoor activity, light intensity, eye use habits, and eye use environment data will be obtained using objective measuring devices. Myopia was defined as spherical equivalent refractive (SER) of ≤ -0.5D.
Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Prevalence of myopia [One day measurement]
Myopia was defined as an equivalent spherical refraction ≤ -0.50D in either eye
- Prevalence of high myopia [One day measurement]
High myopia was defined as an equivalent spherical refraction ≤ -6.00D in either eye
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- All 6-18 years students
Exclusion Criteria:
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No eye diseases such as cataracts, glaucoma, keratoconus, etc.
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No psychiatric disorders
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Astigmatism ≤ -6.00D
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Tianjin Eye Hospital | Tianjin | Tianjin | China |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Tianjin Eye Hospital
Investigators
- Study Director: Yan Wang, director, Tianjin Eye Hospital and Eye Institute, Nankai University Affiliated Eye Hospital
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- KY-2023040