Global prevalence, trend and projection of myopia in children and adolescents from 1990 to 2050: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis

Jinghong Liang; Yingqi Pu; Jiaqi Chen; Meiling Liu; Bowen Ouyang; Zhengge Jin; Wenxin Ge; Zhuowen Wu; Xiuzhi Yang; Chunsong Qin; Cong Wang; Shan Huang; Nan Jiang; Lixin Hu; Yushan Zhang; Zhaohuan Gui; Xueya Pu; Shaoyi Huang; Yajun Chen

doi:10.1136/bjo-2024-325427

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Paediatric ophthalmology

Global prevalence, trend and projection of myopia in children and adolescents from 1990 to 2050: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis

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Jinghong Liang Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Yingqi Pu Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jiaqi Chen Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Meiling Liu Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Bowen Ouyang Hainan Eye Hospital and Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Haikou, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Zhengge Jin Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Wenxin Ge Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Zhuowen Wu Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Xiuzhi Yang Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Chunsong Qin Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Cong Wang Department of Radiology, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Shan Huang Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Nan Jiang Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Lixin Hu Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Yushan Zhang Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Zhaohuan Gui Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental and Health risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Xueya Pu Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Shaoyi Huang Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Yajun Chen Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Yajun Chen; chenyajun68{at}yeah.net

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Liang J, Pu Y, Chen J, et al

Global prevalence, trend and projection of myopia in children and adolescents from 1990 to 2050: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis

British Journal of Ophthalmology 2025;109:362-371.

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Received March 1, 2024
Accepted July 18, 2024
First published September 24, 2024.

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February 24, 2025

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