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School grades and myopia

Saw, Seang-Mei; Cheng, Angela; Fong, Allan; Gazzard, Gus; Tan, Donald T H; Morgan, Ian

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Aim: To evaluate the association between school performance and myopia in Singapore children. Methods: Children aged 10-12 years from two schools in the Singapore Cohort study Of the Risk factors for Myopia (SCORM) were included. Results of a Year 4 standard nation-wide examination were obtained. Cycloplegic autorefraction and A-scan ultrasound biometry measurements were performed in the schools. Results: The odds ratio for myopia (defined as right eye spherical equivalent at least -0.5 D) was...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorSaw, Seang-Mei
dc.contributor.authorCheng, Angela
dc.contributor.authorFong, Allan
dc.contributor.authorGazzard, Gus
dc.contributor.authorTan, Donald T H
dc.contributor.authorMorgan, Ian
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-10T22:27:05Z
dc.identifier.issn0275-5408
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/54041
dc.description.abstractAim: To evaluate the association between school performance and myopia in Singapore children. Methods: Children aged 10-12 years from two schools in the Singapore Cohort study Of the Risk factors for Myopia (SCORM) were included. Results of a Year 4 standard nation-wide examination were obtained. Cycloplegic autorefraction and A-scan ultrasound biometry measurements were performed in the schools. Results: The odds ratio for myopia (defined as right eye spherical equivalent at least -0.5 D) was 2.5 (95% confidence interval 1.4-4.5) for children with average school examination scores in the fourth quartile compared with the first, after adjusting for confounders including reading in books per week and IQ test scores. Similar significant associations were found for English language (p = 0.001) and native language school examination scores (p < 0.001), while the associations with mathematics school examination scores were of borderline significance (p = 0.055). Conclusion: School grades, a possible indicator of either cumulative engagement in near work activity or intelligence, were positively associated with myopia in Singapore children.
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd
dc.sourceOphthalmic and Physiological Optics
dc.subjectKeywords: A scan; academic achievement; accommodation paralysis; article; biomicroscopy; confidence interval; confounding variable; controlled study; eye refraction; female; human; intelligence test; major clinical study; male; mathematics; myopia; priority journal Academic achievement; Epidemiology; Myopia; Refractive error; Singapore
dc.titleSchool grades and myopia
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume27
dc.date.issued2007
local.identifier.absfor111303 - Vision Science
local.identifier.ariespublicationu9204316xPUB289
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationSaw, Seang-Mei, National University of Singapore
local.contributor.affiliationCheng, Angela, Singapore Eye Research Institute
local.contributor.affiliationFong, Allan, Singapore National Eye Centre
local.contributor.affiliationGazzard, Gus, Institute of Ophthalmology
local.contributor.affiliationTan, Donald T H, National University of Singapore
local.contributor.affiliationMorgan, Ian, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.issue2
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage126
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage129
local.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1475-1313.2006.00455.x
dc.date.updated2015-12-09T09:37:46Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-33847229143
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