title: The prevalence and impact of high myopia.
abstract: Myopia has gained increasing interest in recent years, particularly because of its increase in prevalence across populations worldwide. The onset of myopia has shifted to a younger age, and the number of high myopes with prescriptions of more than -5.00 D has increased over the last few decades. High myopia is strongly associated with a greater incidence of pathologic complications, has shown to impact vision-related quality of life in children and adults and is further associated with certain contact lens complications. Different pharmaceutical and optical treatment options are currently under investigation with a common goal to slow down the rate of myopia progression.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Contact Lens Research, School of Optometry, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. debbie.jones@uwaterloo.ca
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Doerte
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Luensmann
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D002648:Child; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009216:Myopia / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors