Los factores bioambientales asociados a la miopía: An updated review

V. Galvis; A. Tello; P. A. Camacho; M. M. Parra; J. Merayo-Lloves

doi:10.1016/j.oftal.2016.11.016

Los factores bioambientales asociados a la miopía: An updated review

Translated title of the contribution: Bio-environmental factors associated with myopia: An updated review

V. Galvis, A. Tello, P. A. Camacho, M. M. Parra, J. Merayo-Lloves

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Experimental studies in animals, as well as observational and intervention studies in humans, seem to support the premise that the development of juvenile myopia is promoted by a combination of the effect of genetic and environmental factors, with a complex interaction between them. The very rapid increase in myopia rates in some parts of the world, such as Southeast Asia, supports a significant environmental effect. Several lines of evidence suggest that humans might respond to various external factors, such as increased activity in near vision, increased educational pressure, decreased exposure to sunlight outdoors, dietary changes (including increased intake of carbohydrates), as well as low light levels indoors. All these factors could be associated with a higher prevalence of myopia.

Translated title of the contribution	Bio-environmental factors associated with myopia: An updated review
Original language	Spanish
Pages (from-to)	307-325
Number of pages	19
Journal	Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia
Volume	92
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oftal.2016.11.016
State	Published - 3 Feb 2017

Keywords

Exposure to sunlight and myopia
Genetics of myopia
Myopia
Myopia environmental factors
Myopia prevention
Near-vision work and myopia

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