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[The key points and difficulties in prevention of myopia in Chinese children and adolescents]
1Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Beijing 100730, China.
Abstract:
Myopia has emerged as a public health problem with its increasing prevalence in children and adolescents in China. The Chinese government has begun to take action to address this issue in recent years. In 2018, the Implementation Plan of the Myopia Prevention and Control for Children and Adolescents was issued by the Ministry of Education and other seven ministries and commissions. The plan emphasizes the myopia prevention and management will be a powerful national strategy to a major crisis of children's health in China. Based on the current situation and characteristics of myopia in children and adolescents in China, this article analyzes the key points and difficulties of related work, so as to provide scientific ideas and references for prevention and control of myopia in China. (Chin J Ophthalmol, 2021, 57:241-244).
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