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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Optom Vis Sci. 2016 Sep;93(9):1061–1063. doi: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000000932

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Global numbers affected (grey bars) and percent prevalence (red lines) in the world population for A. Myopia, defined as ≤−0.500 DS, and B. High Myopia, defined as ≤−5.000 DS. Predicted data is based on a Comprehensive Meta-analysis of existing data. Adapted with permission from IMC 2015 presentation by P. Sankaridurg.2 Dotted lines show 95% confidence limits calculated in the meta-analysis of prevalence data, and includes uncertainty in future population projections as estimated by the high and low fertility population projections from United Nations data. For further details of methods see article by Brien Holden and colleagues.1