TY - JOUR
T1 - Role of tutorial classes and full day schooling on self-reported age of myopia onset
T2 - findings in a sample of Argentinian adults
AU - Myopia and Schooling Study Group
AU - Lanca, Carla
AU - Szeps, Abel
AU - Iribarren, Rafael
AU - Cortinez, Florencia
AU - Danza, Ruben
AU - Marceillac, Jorge
AU - Dankert, Sebastian
AU - Bruno, Mariela
AU - Saracco, Guillermo
AU - Pfortner, Tomas
AU - Impagliazzo, Ricarto
AU - de Tomas, Martin
AU - Bertozzi, Diego
AU - Andreola, Monica
AU - Comba, Marcos
AU - Mattio, Alejandra
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank Professor William K. Stell, of Calgary, Canada, for his comments on and editing of the final manuscript. Abel Szeps, Florencia Cortinez, Ruben Danza, Jorge Marceillac, Sebastian Dankert, Mariela Bruno, Guillermo Saracco, Tomas Pfortner, Ricarto Impagliazzo, Martin de Tomas, Diego Bertozzi, Monica Andreola, Marcos Comba, Alejandra Mattio, and Rafael Iribarren.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
PY - 2022/12
Y1 - 2022/12
N2 - Purpose: To investigate the effect of tutorial classes and schooling schedule in childhood on age of myopia onset. Methods: Refractive data for subjects ≥18 years of age were collected from 8 dispensing opticians or refractive ophthalmologists’ offices in Argentina. Age of myopia onset, spherical equivalent (SE), and risk factors were determined using questionnaires. Multiple linear regression models were applied to assess possible factors associated with age of myopia onset or final adult SE. Results: A total of 274 adults (61.3% females) with myopia between −0.50 and −6.00 D were included. Mean age was 36.9 ± 14.5 years. The mean adult SE was −2.95 ± 1.45 D, and the mean age of myopia onset was 14.2 ± 5.4 years. Subjects that attended after-school tutorial classes (β = −2.23; P = 0.005) or a full day schedule in primary school (β = −1.07; P = 0.035) or that spent more time on near work (β = −0.70; P = 0.010) in childhood, had younger age of myopia onset. Conclusions: In our study cohort, adults that had attended tutorial classes and/or full-day schooling during childhood had younger age of myopia onset.[Formula
AB - Purpose: To investigate the effect of tutorial classes and schooling schedule in childhood on age of myopia onset. Methods: Refractive data for subjects ≥18 years of age were collected from 8 dispensing opticians or refractive ophthalmologists’ offices in Argentina. Age of myopia onset, spherical equivalent (SE), and risk factors were determined using questionnaires. Multiple linear regression models were applied to assess possible factors associated with age of myopia onset or final adult SE. Results: A total of 274 adults (61.3% females) with myopia between −0.50 and −6.00 D were included. Mean age was 36.9 ± 14.5 years. The mean adult SE was −2.95 ± 1.45 D, and the mean age of myopia onset was 14.2 ± 5.4 years. Subjects that attended after-school tutorial classes (β = −2.23; P = 0.005) or a full day schedule in primary school (β = −1.07; P = 0.035) or that spent more time on near work (β = −0.70; P = 0.010) in childhood, had younger age of myopia onset. Conclusions: In our study cohort, adults that had attended tutorial classes and/or full-day schooling during childhood had younger age of myopia onset.[Formula
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jaapos.2022.08.525
DO - 10.1016/j.jaapos.2022.08.525
M3 - Article
C2 - 36265752
AN - SCOPUS:85143822089
SN - 1091-8531
VL - 26
SP - 314.e1-314.e6
JO - Journal of AAPOS
JF - Journal of AAPOS
IS - 6
ER -