Tien Yin Wong and Yaxing Wang on myopia and high myopia trends in Chinese children and adolescents over 25 years

About this episode

Tien Yin Wong and Yaxing Wang discuss trends in myopia and high myopia among Chinese children and adolescents over 25 years.

Tien Yin Wong and Ya Xing Wang join The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific to discuss their research on trends in myopia and high rates of myopia among Chinese children and adolescents, and to share their perspectives on the need for scientific evidence and interventions to prevent and control high myopia in China. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanwpc/article/PIIS2666-6065(25)00114-2/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_July_25_lanwpc Continue this conv...

People in this episode

Guests: Tien Yin Wong, Yaxing Wang

Topics covered

• myopia
• high myopia
• Chinese children
• adolescents
• research trends
• interventions
• health

Keywords

• myopia
• high myopia
• Chinese children
• adolescents
• research
• interventions
• health trends

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, The Lancet Group

Places: China

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