Prevention of myopia in school-age children

Project Member(s): Rose, K., French, A.

Funding or Partner Organisation: The Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research Foundation L (Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research Foundation Proje)

Start year: 2016

Summary: A pilot study to establish feasibility of using wrist-worn light data loggers (Actiwatch 2) in children aged 10-12 years at high risk of developing myopia. This will lead to a larger NHMRC application for a full-scale intervention study on light levels in the prevention of myopia in opportunity class children.

Publications:

Tang, SM, Kam, KW, French, AN, Yu, M, Chen, LJ, Young, AL, Rose, KA, Tham, CC, Pang, CP & Yam, JC 2020, 'Independent Influence of Parental Myopia on Childhood Myopia in a Dose-Related Manner in 2,055 Trios: The Hong Kong Children Eye Study', American Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 218, pp. 199-207.
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Gifford, KL, Richdale, K, Kang, P, Aller, TA, Lam, CS, Liu, YM, Michaud, L, Mulder, J, Orr, JB, Rose, KA, Saunders, KJ, Seidel, D, Tideman, JWL & Sankaridurg, P 2019, 'IMI – Clinical Management Guidelines Report', Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 60, no. 3, pp. M184-M184.
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Jiang, X, Tarczy-Hornoch, K, Stram, D, Katz, J, Friedman, DS, Tielsch, JM, Matsumura, S, Saw, S-M, Mitchell, P, Rose, KA, Cotter, SA & Varma, R 2019, 'Prevalence, Characteristics, and Risk Factors of Moderate or High Hyperopia among Multiethnic Children 6 to 72 Months of Age', Ophthalmology, vol. 126, no. 7, pp. 989-999.
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Morgan, IG & Rose, KA 2019, 'Myopia: is the nature‐nurture debate finally over?', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, vol. 102, no. 1, pp. 3-17.
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Morgan, IG, French, AN & Rose, K 2019, 'Myopia in low-resource settings.', Community Eye Health, vol. 32, no. 105, pp. 11-11.

Morgan, IG, French, AN & Rose, KA 2018, 'Intense schooling linked to myopia', BMJ, vol. 361, pp. k2248-k2248.
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Morgan, IG, French, A & Rose, KA 1970, 'SCHOOL SYSTEMS WITH A HIGH PREVALENCE OF MYOPIA DOMINATE INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS IN MATHS AND SCIENCE', INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO) - Imaging in the Eye, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, Baltimore, MD.

French, AN, Morgan, IG & Rose, KA 1970, 'Risk factors for longitudinal biometric and refractive change in Australian schoolchildren', INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, WA, Seattle.

Moafa, M, French, A, Heard, R & Rose, KA 1970, 'Development of myopia among adolescents: a validation of instrument study', INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, Denver, CO.

Wang, J, Sankaridurg, P, Naduvilath, T, Li, W, Morgan, IG, Rose, KA, Weng, R, Xu, X & He, X, 'Time outdoors positively associates with academic performance: a school-based study with objective monitoring of outdoor time', BMC Public Health, vol. 23, no. 1.
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FOR Codes: Ophthalmology, Epidemiology, Preventive Medicine, Paediatrics, Child Health, Behaviour and Health, Hearing, Vision, Speech and Their Disorders, Evaluation of Health Outcomes, Preventative health care, Prevention of human diseases and conditions, Neonatal and child health

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.