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Association of Education and Occupation with Myopia in COMET Parents
Optometry and vision science, v 88(9), pp 1045-1053
01 Sep 2011
PMID: 21642891
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Abstract
Purpose. To investigate refractive error, especially myopia, in parents of myopic children and its association with education and occupation.
Methods. Six hundred twenty-seven parents (n = 375 mothers and 252 fathers) of the 469 myopic 6-to <12-year-old children enrolled in COMET provided refraction data as well as answered questions about their education and occupation. Eighty-five percent of the refractions were obtained by non-cycloplegic autorefraction (Nidek ARK 700A), and 15% were obtained from the most recent prescription.
Results. The mean age +/- SD of the parents was 44.26 +/- 5.81 years, and their mean spherical equivalent refraction was -2.34 +/- 2.94 D. Parents with higher education (college degree or greater) had significantly more myopia (-2.97 +/- 2.98 D) than parents with lower education (-1.72 +/- 2.76 D). The odds of being myopic were significantly higher in the higher education group (multivariate odds ratio = 2.12, 95% confidence interval = 1.41 to 3.19). Mean myopia also differed significantly by occupation, with parents in white collar jobs (-2.87 +/- 3.10 D) significantly more myopic than those in blue collar jobs (-1.21 +/- 2.02 D) by 1.66 D (p < 0.001). The odds of being myopic between the two occupation groups were of borderline significance (multivariate odds ratio = 1.61, 95% confidence interval = 0.999 to 2.60).
Conclusions. The parents of myopic children participating in a clinical trial of lenses to slow the progression of myopia had a high prevalence of myopia that was associated with their level of education and to a lesser extent with their choice of occupation. To our knowledge, this is the first account of refractive errors, education, and occupation in parents of a large group of myopic children. (Optom Vis Sci 2011; 88: 1045-1053)
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- Title
- Association of Education and Occupation with Myopia in COMET Parents
- Creators
- Jane Gwiazda - New England College of OptometryLi Deng - Stony Brook UniversityLynette Dias - Stony Brook UniversityWendy Marsh-Tootle - University of AlabamaCOMET Study GrpMitchell Scheiman - Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO)
- Publication Details
- Optometry and vision science, v 88(9), pp 1045-1053
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Number of pages
- 9
- Grant note
- EY11756; EY11754; EY11805; EY11752; EY11740; EY11755 / National Eye Institute, National Institute of Health, NEI/NIH; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Eye Institute (NEI) U10EY011756 / NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Eye Institute (NEI)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000294281600003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-80052499436
- Other Identifier
- 991021900189104721
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