title: Genetic and environmental effects on myopia development and progression.
abstract: This review aims at elucidating the interaction between genetic and environmental factors in the aetiology of primarily low myopia. Genetics greatly influence the growth of the eye, but the fine correlation between the components of refraction for the eye to become emmetrope is affected by environmental factors such as education, metabolism, physical activity, and outdoor activity.
authors.affiliation: Danish Institute for Myopia Research, Vedbaek, Denmark.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Goldschmidt
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jacobsen
mesh_terms: D018450:Disease Progression; D059647:Gene-Environment Interaction; D055106:Genome-Wide Association Study; D006801:Humans; D009216:Myopia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D018433:Twin Studies as Topic