Role of Genetic Factors in the Etiology of Juvenile-Onset Myopia Based on a Longitudinal Study of Refractive Error

• Published in: Optometry and vision science Vol. 76; no. 6; pp. 381 - 386
• Main Authors: PACELLA, ROSANNA, MCLELLAN, JAMES, GRICE, KENNETH, DEL BONO, ELIZABETH A., WIGGS, JANEY L., GWIAZDA, JANE E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.1999
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Age of Onset; Child; Child, Preschool; Disease Progression; Female; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Humans; Infant; Light refraction; Male; Myopia - epidemiology; Myopia - genetics; Myopia - physiopathology; Odds Ratio; Ophthalmology; Pediatrics; Pedigree; Prevalence; Refraction, Ocular; Surveys and Questionnaires

In an attempt to determine the role of genetic factors in the development of myopia, we examined the relationship of infantile refractive error and parental history to juvenile-onset myopia and analyzed 43 pedigrees affected by juvenile-onset myopia. Refraction data collected at regular intervals fr...