Parental attitudes to myopia: a key agent of change for myopia control?

摘要: PURPOSE With the increasing prevalence in myopia there is growing interest active prevention. This study aims to increase our understanding of parental attitudes development and control, as a means inform future health planning policy. It evaluates, for first time, attitude parents its associated risks, well assessing exposure Irish children environmental factors that may influence their risk profile development. METHODS Parents 8-13 year old eight participating schools completed questionnaire designed assess knowledge towards factors. A structured diary was also used capture daily activities relation RESULTS Of 329 parents, just 46% considered presented children, while an identical number (46%) regarded it optical inconvenience. Myopia also, but less frequently, expense (31% parents), cosmetic inconvenience (14% parents) and, by some, sign intelligence (4% 76% recognised potential digital technology impact eye, particularly cause eyestrain need spectacles. Only 14% expressed concern should child be diagnosed with myopia. Compared non myopic viewed more (p < 0.001), (p < 0.005) (p < 0.001). There trend limit screen time use household than non-myopic (p = 0.05). who sought did not regard (p = 0.01). Children spent significantly longer performing indoor proximal tasks (255 min) compared outdoors (180 min; p < 0.0001) daily. Older (p = 0.001), urban (p = 0.0005) (=0.04) at screens younger from rural background. CONCLUSION Parental were typically nonchalant risk. particular given have on children's behaviour choices respect such factors, demonstrating acute societal sensitisation public importance