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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Public Health
Sec. Public Health Education and Promotion
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1518956
This article is part of the Research Topic Children's Health and Screen Time View all 3 articles

A survey of public eye-care behaviour and myopia education

Provisionally accepted
Qianwen Liu Qianwen Liu 1Moxin Chen Moxin Chen 1Tongtong Yan Tongtong Yan 1Na Jiang Na Jiang 1Qin Shu Qin Shu 1Xiaoyi Liang Xiaoyi Liang 1Zhuoran Tao Zhuoran Tao 1Xuefeng Yang Xuefeng Yang 1Wanqin Nie Wanqin Nie 1Yonglin Guo Yonglin Guo 1Xiaojing Li Xiaojing Li 1Deyi Jasmine Zhu Deyi Jasmine Zhu 2Changjuan Zeng Changjuan Zeng 1Jin Li Jin Li 1Lin Li Lin Li 1*
  • 1 Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
  • 2 College of Arts and Science, New York University, New York City, New York, United States

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    Purpose: To investigate the prevalence of myopia, analyze public eye care behaviors, eye protective practices, and concerns regarding myopia among different age demographics. It also aimed to provide suggestions for improving the dissemination of science popularization about myopia, taking into account different age groups.Methods: Between May 2022 and July 2022, we gathered data from participants through online questionnaire surveys and subsequently analyzed the collected responses.The research encompassed a total of 393 individuals, out of which 331 were identified as having myopia. The chi-square test revealed significant correlations between myopia and age (χ²=18.7, P=0.002), comprehensiveness of eye examinations (χ²=5.0, P=0.025), and adherence to the "20-20-20" rule (χ²=6.1, P=0.014).Furthermore, there were notable variations in the frequency and comprehensiveness of eye examinations (χ² = 14.0, P= 0.016), adherence to the "20-20-20" rule (χ² = 25.267, P< 0.001), and levels of concern regarding myopia (χ²= 63.8, P< 0.001) observed across different age groups. Participants aged 17 and below demonstrated a primary interest in acquiring fundamental knowledge about myopia. The 18-25 age group expressed a particular interest in strategies for managing myopia. Conversely, people between the ages of 36-45 are more concerned about whether the many rumors about myopia that have not been medically proven, such as "myopia can be cured," are true.As the policies and awareness regarding myopia improve, younger people are adopting better eye-care behaviors in comparison to older populations. Enhancing visual health and reducing the occurrence of myopia requires the improvement of ageappropriate science popularization.

    Keywords: Myopia, Science popularization, Questionnaire survey, age, Knowledge requirement

    Received: 29 Oct 2024; Accepted: 27 Jan 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 Liu, Chen, Yan, Jiang, Shu, Liang, Tao, Yang, Nie, Guo, Li, Zhu, Zeng, Li and Li. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Lin Li, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

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