Table 3.
Prevalence of myopia in children in Europe.
| Authors | Publication time | Age (years) | Location | Number of participants | Definition (diopter) (D) | Myopia prevalence (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matamoros51 | 2015 | 0–9 | France | 1781 | ⩽−0.5 | 19.6 |
| Tideman52 | 2017 | 6 | Netherlands | 5711 | ⩽−0.5 | 2.4 |
| Enthoven et al.53 | 2020 | 9 | Netherlands | 5074 | ⩽−0.5 | 11.5 |
| Rudnicka et al.54 | 2010 | 10–11 | United Kingdom | 233 | ⩽−0.5 | 3.4 |
| O’Donoghue et al.55 | 2015 | 12–13 | Northern Ireland | 661 | ⩽−0.5 | 17.7 |
| Tideman et al.56 | 2020 | 13 | Netherlands | 3600 | ⩽−0.5 | 22.2 |
| Matamoros51 | 2015 | 10–19 | France | 8289 | ⩽−0.5 | 42.7 |
| Lundberg57 | 2017 | Mean: 15.4 | Denmark | 307 | ⩽−0.5 | 33.6 cycloplegia: 17.9 |
| Hagen et al.58 | 2018 | 16–19 | Norway | 393 | ⩽−0.5 | 13 |