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19th Dr E Vaithilingam Scientific Session
Celebrating Optometry Day 2021
Sankara Nethralaya

Abstract: JACINTH PRISCILLA
The major aim of this study is to predict
the increasing prevalence of myopia in Research Optometrist
India especially in the urban regions and Myopia Research Lab
this is because the global predictions tend Brien Holden Institute of
to change from the country specific Optometry and Vision Sciences
estimates. Our predictions indicate that L V Prasad Eye Institute.
about 48% of the children living in the
urban regions will develop myopia by the BS Optometry 50
year 2050 unless an active intervention Batch 2019, Brien Holden
such as increasing time outdoors is Institute Of
implemented which can control the Optometry.Hyderabad,India.
predicted prevalence by 16% (48% -->
32%). Also, an overall increase of about Research Inetrests: Investigating MAY, 2021 | ISSUE 01
10% is predicted to occur among all age structural changes in retina,
groups by the year 2050. Given that choroid and sclera as a
about 50% of Indian children will develop biomarker for myopia onset and
myopia by the year 2050, effective eye progression.
care policies with a holistic approach to
provide myopia control strategies is
necessary to avoid a situation akin East
Asian country in India.

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Khanna RC, Friedman DS. Uncorrected refractive errors for distance among the residents in 'homes for
the aged' in South India-The Hyderabad Ocular Morbidity in Elderly Study (HOMES). Ophthalmic
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Friedman DS, Khanna RC. Falls and visual impairment among elderly residents in 'homes for the aged'
in India. Sci Rep. 2020 Aug 7
Marmamula S, Barrenkala NR, Khanna RC, Challa R, Bhakki M, Kumbham TR, Modepalli SB,
Yellapragada R, Friedman DS. Near vision impairment among the elderly in residential care-the
Hyderabad Ocular Morbidity in Elderly Study (HOMES). Eye (Lond). 2020 Nov 6
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