Abstract
Myopia (or short-sightedness) is a global health and social problem. Researchers have estimated that in China, myopia caused a 244 billion United States dollars loss in productivity in 2015.1 China’s approach to its burden of childhood myopia illustrates the problem’s magnitude, but also outlines solutions that could be potentially relevant to other countries. Here we outline China’s national myopia policy, discuss the related scientific evidence and conclude with specific recommendations for the way forward.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 435-437 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Bulletin of the World Health Organization |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Early online date | 28 Apr 2020 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 01 Jun 2020 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Child
- China/epidemiology
- Health Policy
- Humans
- Myopia/epidemiology
- Preventive Health Services/organization & administration
- Primary Prevention/organization & administration
- Schools/organization & administration
- Secondary Prevention/organization & administration
- Tertiary Prevention/organization & administration
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