Editing Myopia (section)

===Asia===
[[File:Estimated myopia rate in 20-year-olds in Asia.svg|thumb|upright=1.8|Estimated myopia rate in 20-year-olds in Asia<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Morgan IG, French AN, Ashby RS, Guo X, Ding X, He M, Rose KA | title = The epidemics of myopia: Aetiology and prevention | journal = Progress in Retinal and Eye Research | volume = 62 | pages = 134–149 | date = January 2018 | pmid = 28951126 | doi = 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2017.09.004 | hdl = 1885/139488 | s2cid = 9323449 | hdl-access = free }}</ref>]]
In some parts of [[Asia]], myopia is very common.
* [[Singapore]] is believed to have the highest prevalence of myopia in the world; up to 80% of people there have myopia, but the accurate figure is unknown.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/vision/near-sighted-gene.php |title=Discovery of Gene May Provide Treatment for Near-sightedness |publisher=Disabled-world.com |date=12 September 2010 |access-date=2 August 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[China]]'s myopia rate is 31%: 400 million of its 1.3 billion people are myopic. The prevalence of myopia in [[High school (upper secondary)|high school]] in China is 77%, and in [[college]] is more than 80%.<ref>[http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2010-01/03/content_12745349.htm 全国近视眼人数近4亿 近视已影响国人健康] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027081348/http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2010-01/03/content_12745349.htm |date=27 October 2012 }}. Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved on 21 April 2013.</ref>
* In some areas, such as China and [[Malaysia]], up to 41% of the adult population is myopic to 1.00 dpt,<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Chandran S | title = Comparative study of refractive errors in West Malaysia | journal = The British Journal of Ophthalmology | volume = 56 | issue = 6 | pages = 492–5 | date = June 1972 | pmid = 5069190 | pmc = 1208824 | doi = 10.1136/bjo.56.6.492 }}</ref> and up to 80% to 0.5 dpt.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Wu HM, Seet B, Yap EP, Saw SM, Lim TH, Chia KS | title = Does education explain ethnic differences in myopia prevalence? A population-based study of young adult males in Singapore | journal = Optometry and Vision Science | volume = 78 | issue = 4 | pages = 234–9 | date = April 2001 | pmid = 11349931 | doi = 10.1097/00006324-200104000-00012 | s2cid = 46445087 }}</ref>
* A study of Jordanian adults aged 17 to 40 found more than half (54%) were myopic.<ref name="pmid15953114">{{cite journal | vauthors = Mallen EA, Gammoh Y, Al-Bdour M, Sayegh FN | title = Refractive error and ocular biometry in Jordanian adults | journal = Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics | volume = 25 | issue = 4 | pages = 302–9 | date = July 2005 | pmid = 15953114 | doi = 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2005.00306.x | s2cid = 24694696 }}</ref>
* A study indicated that the prevalence of myopia among urban children in [[India]] of aged 5 to 15 increased from 4.44% in 1999 to 21.15% in 2019. Projections suggest that by 2050, this figure could reach 48.14%.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Priscilla |first1=Jacinth J. |last2=Verkicharla |first2=Pavan K. |date=May 2021 |title=Time trends on the prevalence of myopia in India – A prediction model for 2050 |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33860952/ |journal=Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics: The Journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) |volume=41 |issue=3 |pages=466–474 |doi=10.1111/opo.12806 |issn=1475-1313 |pmid=33860952}}</ref> 
* Some research suggests the prevalence of myopia in Indian children is less than 15%.<ref name="pmid2853533">{{cite journal | vauthors = Saxena R, Vashist P, Tandon R, Pandey RM, Bhardawaj A, Gupta V, Menon V | title = Incidence and progression of myopia and associated factors in urban school children in Delhi: The North India Myopia Study (NIM Study) | journal = PLOS ONE | volume = 12 | issue = 12 | pages = e0189774 | date = 2017 | pmid = 29253002 | pmc = 5734754 | doi = 10.1371/journal.pone.0189774 | doi-access = free | bibcode = 2017PLoSO..1289774S }}</ref> 
* In [[South Korea]] among the general population, national data indicates that 70.6% of the adult population has myopia, with 8.0% affected by high myopia. The prevalence decreases with age, from 81.3% in individuals aged 19 to 24 years to 55.2% in those aged 45 to 49 years.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Prevalence and risk factors of myopia in adult Korean population: Korea national health and nutrition examination survey 2013–2014 (KNHANES VI) |date=2019 |pmc=6345425 |journal=PLOS ONE |volume=14 |issue=1 |pages=e0211204 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0211204 |doi-access=free |pmid=30677087 |bibcode=2019PLoSO..1411204H | vauthors = Han SB, Jang J, Yang HK, Hwang J, Park SK }}</ref>
* Up to 90% of young people in Taiwan have myopia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davidson |first=Helen |date=28 February 2025 |title=Shortsighted Taiwan may have lessons for the world as a preventable disease skyrockets |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/01/shortsighted-taiwan-may-have-lessons-for-the-world-as-a-preventable-disease-skyrockets |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=The Guardian}}</ref>