Table 5.
Comparison of reported prevalence of myopia and high myopia in population-based studies among older adults.
| Myopia (%+95%CI) | Myopia (SE) | High myopia (%+95%CI) | High myopia (SE) | Publish year | Population | Age | Sample size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liwan study25 | 31.4 (25.0–37.8) | <−0.5D | 6.3 (2.9–9.6) | <−5.0D | 2009 | Chinese | 50–59 | 1269 |
| The Chinese American eye study28 | 36.1 (34.1–38.2) | <−0.5D | 7.4 (6.6–8.3) | <−5.0D | 2017 | Chinese | 50–59 | 4144 |
| The Singapore epidemiology of eye disease study11 | 35.9 (34.4–37.5) | <−0.5D | 5.1 (4.4–5.9) | <−5.0D | 2013 | Chinese | 50–59 | 3013 |
| The Shanghai Eye Study29 | 24.0 (22.3–25.7) | <−0.5D | 5.11 (4.22–5.99) | <−6.0D | 2017 | Chinese | 50–59 | 5099 |
| The Andhra Pradesh Eye disease study36 | 13.5 (11.9–15.1) | <−0.5D | 1.0 (0.5–1.4) | <−5.0D | 2009 | Indian | 50–59 | 3642 |
| IDNEYE study of South Indian37 | 16.5 (13.9–19.4) | ≤−0.75D | 2.0* | ≤−6.0D | 2018 | Indian | 40–59 | 3267 |
| Gutenberg Health Study38 | 29.3 (27.8–30.8) | <−0.5D | 3.5* | −6.0~ −9.0 D | 2014 | Germans | 55–64 | 13959 |
| The Tajimi study (urban Japan) †32 | 49.6 (44.8–54.4) | <−0.5D | 8.7 (6.0–11.4) | <−5.0D | 2008 | Japanese | 50–59 | 3021 |
| The Kumejima study (rural Japan) †35 | 29.4 (25.0–34.2) | <−0.5D | 0.8 (0.3–2.3) | <−5.0D | 2018 | Japanese | 50–59 | 2384 |
| Korea national health and nutrition examination survey34. | 55.2 (54.5–55.9) | ≤−0.5 D | 4.0 (3.8–4.2) | ≤−6.0D | 2019 | Korean | 45–49 | 3398 |
| Beijing eye study26 | 22.9 (21.7–24.2) | <−0.5D | 2.6 (2.1–3.1) | <−6.0D | 2005 | Chinese | >40 | 4319 |
| The Handan Eye study31 | 18.2 (17.0–19.4) | <−0.5D | 2.6 (2.1–3.1) | <−5.0D | 2009 | Chinese | ≥50 | 4005 |
| The Yunnan Minority Eye Studies (Han ethnicity)21 | 10.3 (9.0–11.7) | <−0.5D | 2.4 (1.7–3.0) | <−6.0D | 2015 | Han | ≥50 | 2205 |
| The Yunnan Minority Eye Studies (Yi ethnicity) | 8.1 (6.8–9.4) | <−0.5D | 1.6 (0.9–2.2) | <−6.0D | 2015 | YI | ≥50 | 2208 |
| Yunnan CNHS study (Han ethnicity)30 | 31.5 (27.6–35.5) | <−0.5D | 3.34 (1.75–3.53) | <−6.0D | 2019 | Han | 40–80 | 1085 |
| Yunnan CNHS study (Yi ethnicity) | 16.8 (12.8–20.8) | <−0.5D | 1.31 (0.19–2.43) | <−6.0D | 2019 | Yi | 40–80 | 541 |
| The Hong Kong vision study33 | 41.1 | <−0.5D | 8.2 | <−5.0D | 1997 | Chinese | ≥40 | 355 |
| The Singapore Malay Eye Survey39 | 26.2 (26.0–26.4) | <−0.5D | 3.9 (3.8–4.0) | <−5.0D | 2008 | Malay | 40–80 | 2974 |
| The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (Chinese)12 | 37.2 | ≤−1.0D | 11.8 | ≤−5.0D | 2013 | Chinese | 45–84 | 487 |
| The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (White) | 31 | ≤−1.0D | 5.4 | ≤−5.0D | 2013 | White | 45–84 | 1667 |
Note: *95%CI was not displayed; † only prevalence of men or women was available, we chose men for comparison.