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FRONT MATTER
Roger W. Beuerman, Seang-Mei Saw, Donald T. H. Tan and Tien-Yin Wong | i |
| Section 1 Epidemiology and Risk Factors |
Epidemiology of Myopia and Myopic Shift in Refraction
Barbara E. K. Klein | 3 |
Environmental Risk Factors for Myopia in Children
Wilson C. J. Low, Tien-Yin Wong and Seang-Mei Saw | 23 |
Gene-Environment Interactions in the Aetiology of Myopia
Ian G. Morgan and Kathryn A. Rose | 45 |
The Economics of Myopia
Marcus C. C. Lim and Kevin D. Frick | 63 |
| Section 2 Clinical Studies and Pathologic Myopia |
Quality of Life and Myopia
Ecosse L. Lamoureux and Hwee-Bee Wong | 83 |
Ocular Morbidity of Pathological Myopia
V. Swetha E. Jeganathan, Seang-Mei Saw and Tien-Yin Wong | 97 |
Myopia and Glaucoma
Shamira A. Perera and Tin Aung | 121 |
The Myopic Retina
Shu-Yen Lee | 137 |
Retinal Function
Chi D. Luu and Audrey W. L. Chia | 149 |
| Section 3 Genetics of Myopia |
New Approaches in the Genetics of Myopia
Liang K. Goh, Ravikanth Metlapally and Terri Young | 163 |
Twins Studies and Myopia
Maria Schäche and Paul N. Baird | 183 |
TIGR, TGFB1, cMET, HGF, Collagen Genes, and Myopia
Chiea-Chuen Khor | 201 |
Statistical Analysis of Genome-wide Association Studies for Myopia
Yi-Ju Li and Qiao Fan | 215 |
| Section 4 Animal Models and the Biological Basis of Myopia |
The Relevance of Studies in Chicks for Understanding Myopia in Humans
Josh Wallman and Debora L. Nickla | 239 |
The Mechanisms Regulating Scleral Change in Myopia
Neville A. McBrien | 267 |
The Mouse Model of Myopia
Frank Schaeffel | 303 |
Gene Analysis in Experimental Animal Models of Myopia
Roger W. Beuerman, Liang K. Goh and Veluchamy A. Barathi | 331 |
| Section 5 Interventions for Myopia |
Atropine and Other Pharmacological Approaches to Prevent Myopia
Louis M. G. Tong, Veluchamy A. Barathi and Roger W. Beuerman | 345 |
Physical Factors in Myopia and Potential Therapies
Wallace S. Foulds and Chi D. Luu | 361 |
BACK MATTER
Roger W. Beuerman, Seang-Mei Saw, Donald T. H. Tan and Tien-Yin Wong | 387 |
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