Academic Performance and Refractive Error
- Conditions
- Refractive Errors
- Registration Number
- NCT04338880
- Lead Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Brief Summary
Refractive errors constitute the leading cause of visual disability worldwide and that myopia progresses dramatically when students reach school age. Studies from different countries have reported inconsistent associations between educational outcomes and refractive errors. Therefore, our study aimed to assess the associations of high academic performance with ametropia prevalence and myopia progression in Chinese schoolchildren base on a multicohort observational design.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10000
Inclusion Criteria
- schoolchildren in the 1st to 9th grades
Exclusion Criteria
- schoolchildren unwilling to participate
- had a history of wearing rigid contact lenses, medical treatment or diseases that could cause poor vision or negatively affect the academic outcomes
- with unreliable auto-refraction values
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method the changes of spherical equivalent refractive (RSE) up to 3 years A multi-linear regression was used.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Zhognshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University
🇨🇳Guangzhou, Guangdong, China